Week 18
Green Bay Packers inactives and starters, Week 18
Jordan Love is projected to start at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers vs. the Detroit Lions in Week 18. Tyrod Taylor is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Jan 10, 12:00 AM ET.
Injury / inactive report
- Collin OliverDEInjured ReserveOliver is dealing with Achilles and calf injuries. and is considered week-to-week, Weston Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.
- Savion WilliamsWRInjured ReservePackers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Tuesday that Williams is recovering from a high-ankle sprain and should be ready to return from injured reserve when first eligible Week 5, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
- Luke MusgraveTEOutPackers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Tuesday that he's "really hopeful" Musgrave (neck) will be able to play at some point during the 2026 season, Ryan Wood of USA Today reports.
- Micah ParsonsDEOutPackers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Tuesday that Parsons (knee) could return from the PUP list when first eligible in Week 5, Ryan Wood of USA Today reports. "We have a pretty good idea once we get out of that four-game window we're going to be pretty close," Gutekunst said.
- Josh JacobsRBOutGeneral manager Brian Gutekunst said Tuesday that he anticipates Jacobs (personal) playing for the Packers at some point in 2026, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
- Trey Dean IIISInjured ReserveDean (undisclosed) reverted to the Packers' injured-reserve list Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
- Jordon RileyDTOutThe Packers moved Riley (Achilles) from the active/PUP list to the reserve/PUP list on Sunday, Wes Hodkiewicz of the team's official site reports.
- Thomas YassminTEInjured ReserveGreen Bay reverted Yassmin (undisclosed) to injured reserve Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
- Tucker KraftTEQuestionableKraft (knee) is expected to be "full go" for the Packers' Week 1 regular-season opener against the Vikings, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.
- Warren BrinsonDTQuestionableBrinson has a calf injury that forced him to miss Green Bay's preseason win over Denver on Friday, Zach Jacobson of 247Sports.com reports.
- Johnathan Baldwin IISInjured Reserveir
- Javon BullardSQuestionablequestionable
Per ESPN's public injury report, as of Sep 1, 11:58 PM ET.
Two-deep
Offense
3WR 1TE
WR1
Christian WatsonStarter
Bo Melton · Savion WilliamsInjured Reserve
WR2
Jayden ReedStarter
WR3
LT
Jordan MorganStarter
LG
Aaron BanksStarter
C
Sean RhyanStarter
RG
Jacob MonkStarter
RT
QB
Jordan LoveStarter
TE
Jonnu Smith · Josh Whyle · Mark Redman · Luke MusgraveOut · Thomas YassminInjured Reserve
RB
MarShawn LloydStarter
Chris Brooks · Kaleb Johnson · Josh JacobsOut
Defense
Base 3-4 D
LDE
Karl BrooksStarter
NT
Javon HargraveStarter
RDE
Devonte WyattStarter
Warren BrinsonQuestionable · Chris McClellan
WLB
LILB
Edgerrin CooperStarter
RILB
SLB
Barryn SorrellStarter
Micah ParsonsOut · Collin OliverInjured Reserve
LCB
Keisean NixonStarter
SS
Evan WilliamsStarter
Trey Dean IIIInjured Reserve
FS
Xavier McKinneyStarter
Kitan Oladapo · Johnathan Baldwin IIInjured Reserve
RCB
NB
Special Teams
PK
Trey SmackStarter
P
Daniel WhelanStarter
H
Daniel WhelanStarter
PR
Skyy MooreStarter
KR
Skyy MooreStarter
Savion WilliamsInjured Reserve
LS
Matt OrzechStarter
Common questions
- Who is starting for the Packers in Week 18?
- Jordan Love is projected to start at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers vs. the Detroit Lions in Week 18. Tyrod Taylor is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Jan 10, 12:00 AM ET.
- Are the Packers playing in Week 18?
- Yes. Jordan Love is projected to start at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers vs. the Detroit Lions in Week 18. Tyrod Taylor is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Jan 10, 12:00 AM ET.
- Where do the Packers's Week 18 inactives and injury designations come from?
- Injury and inactive designations shown here are pulled verbatim from ESPN's public injury report, last fetched Sep 1, 10:58 PM CDT (12 players listed).