GREEN BAY − A day after cutting their roster to 53 players, the Green Bay Packers signed players to their practice squad Wednesday.
General manager Brian Gutekunst can sign up to 16 players to the squad.
Three players the Packers cut Tuesday have been claimed on waivers by other teams, meaning Green Bay can’t re-sign them to its practice squad. Wide receiver Grant DuBose was claimed by the Miami Dolphins, safety Anthony Johnson Jr. was claimed by the New York Giants and guard Royce Newman was claimed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Our PackersNews team provided live coverage throughout the day of the Packers' signings. Check out everyone they signed below:
Andrew Beck, fullback
The 6-foot-3, 252-pound sixth-year veteran started 12 games for Houston last season after playing four seasons in Denver.
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For his career, Beck has 25 receptions for 214 yards and three touchdowns.
Kamal Hadden, cornerback
The 6-foot-1, 192-pound rookie out of Tennessee was drafted in the sixth round this year by Kansas City, which released him after training camp.
Hadden played in 23 games for the Vols, starting 15, and compiled 87 tackles, including 5.5 for loss, six interceptions and 18 pass delections.
La’Mical Perine, running back
The 5-foot-11, 216-pound fourth-year veteran played in five games, including one start, for Kansas City in 2023.
He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2020 draft by the New York Jets, where he played in 14 games in 2020 and 2021.
Omar Brown, safety
The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Brown was released by the Denver Broncos this week after being signed as an undrafted free agent in May.
Brown played his first two seasons of college ball at Northern Iowa before transferring to Nebraska, where he earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten last year after recording 51 tackles, two forced fumbles, four pass deflections and an interception. He will wear No. 40 for the Packers.
Chris Russell, linebacker
The 6-1, 235-pound rookie out of Texas A&M had five tackles against the Ravens in the preseason finale after being signed by the Packers on Aug. 14.
Russell took part in the Packers' rookie minicamp in May as a tryout player.
Jalen Wayne, wide receiver
Wayne, who the Packers signed July 19, had one catch for eight yards in the preseason.
He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills last season out of South Alabama.
Deslin Alexandre, defensive lineman
The 6-3, 264-pound first-year player out of Pittsburgh had three tackles in the preseason.
Alex Hale, kicker
The native of Australia returns as the Packers' NFL International Player Pathway program exemption. He's a rookie out of Oklahoma State.
Julian Hicks, wide receiver
The 6-2, 201-pound rookie undrafted free agent out of Albany missed the cut in a loaded receivers room for the Packers.
Robert Rochell, cornerback
Rochell, 6-foot, 193 pounds, saw action in nine regular-season games for the Packers in 2023, contributing four tackles on special teams (tied for No. 4 on the team).
Kalen King, cornerback
The 5-11, 191-pound rookie out of Penn State was drafted by the Packers in the seventh round of this year's draft.
King finished the preseason with nine tackles (six solo) and a forced fumble.
Donovan Jennings, offensive lineman
The 6-4, 328-pound guard was signed as an undrafted free agent out of South Florida after the draft.
Sean Clifford, quarterback
The 2023 fifth-round draft pick lands on the practice squad after losing a training camp battle to back up Jordan Love.
Clifford completed 22 of 43 passes in the preseason with one touchdown, one interception and a 62.8 passer rating.
Ellis Merriweather, running back
The 6-foot-1, 220-pound Merriweather rushed for 99 yards on 26 carries this preseason.
He was on the Packers practice squad the final nine weeks of the regular season and through the playoffs last year.
James Ester, defensive lineman
The 6-foot-3, 289-pound rookie out of Northern Illinois has rejoined the Packers after being released in final cuts. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in April.
He had three tackles in the preseason.
Messiah Swinson, tight end
The 6-foot-7, 259-pound Swinson was released by the Packers in final cuts. He is an undrafted free agent out of Arizona State.
Lecitus Smith, guard/center
The 6-foot-3, 314-pound second-year player out of Virginia Tech was signed by the Packers in May.
Smith was selected in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals.
Practice squad/injured reserve
Nate McCrary, running back
The Packers brought back the 6-foot, 213-pound former UFL player after he averaged 5.4 yards per carry in the preseason. He was placed on practice squad/injured reserve on Aug. 30.
McCrary originally signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2021 out of Saginaw Valley State.
Gutekunst shows willingness to move on from draft picks
Gutekunstloves his draft picks. It’s the one reliable tenet of his roster-building philosophy. He's a volume shooter each spring, hoarding picks at a colossal rate. He’s been known for his patience in the fall, allowing time for his drafted players to develop.
As Gutekunst approached the NFL’s deadline to submit thePackers initial 53-man rosterfor 2024, it was apparent something had to give. He drafted 35 players over the past three springs, two-thirds of a regular-season roster. Gutekunst knew he couldn’t keep everybody.Difficult, but necessary, decisionshad to be made.
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Here's a list of the players the Packers cut
The Packers cut 36 players Tuesday, along with placing running back AJ Dillon (neck) and tight end Tyler Davis (shoulder) on injured reserve and placing defensive lineman Jonathan Ford on injured reserve with a designation to return.
Here's a list of the players who were cut, though many of them could be signed to the Packers' practice squad:
Anthony Johnson Jr., safety
The Packers took the 6-foot, 205-pounder out of Iowa State in the seventh round of the 2023 draft.
Played in 12 games with four starts as a rookie and recorded 23 tackles (17 solo), three passes defensed and an interception.
Kalen King, cornerback
The 5-11, 191-pound rookie out of Penn State was drafted by the Packers in the seventh round of this year's draft.
King finished the preseason with nine tackles (six solo) and a forced fumble.
Grant DuBose, wide receiver
The 6-2, 201-pound first-year player was re-signed by the Packers on Jan. 22 after spending the 2023 season on the Packers' practice squad.
The 2023 seventh-round draft pick finished the preseason with five catches for 66 yards.
Henry Pearson, fullback
The Packers re-signed the 6-2, 249-pound first-year player Aug. 20 after he was cut a week into training camp.
Pearson was on the Packers' practice squad last season and played in two games as a game-day call-up.
Robert Rochell, cornerback
Rochell, 6-2, was signed to the active roster off the Carolina Panthers practice squad in Week 7 last season. Played 112 special teams reps in nine games.
He finished the preseason with four tackles and one pass defensed.
Benny Sapp III, safety
The Packers signed Sapp in 2023 as an undrafted rookie out of Iowa State. He finished the preseason with two tackles.
Sapp spent most of the 2023 season on the practice squad before being promoted to the active roster in late December. Played three defensive snaps with 40 special teams reps in five games, finishing with two tackles.
Ralen Goforth, linebacker
The 6-foot-2, 237-pound rookie was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Washington.
He was waived/injured after finishing the preseason with 15 tackles, including eight solo.
Donovan Jennings, offensive lineman
The 6-4, 328-pound guard was signed as an undrafted free agent out of South Florida after the draft.
Gemon Green, cornerback
The 6-1, 183-pound first-year player finished with seven tackles in the preseason after being signed in April.
Alex Hale, kicker
The rookie out of Oklahoma State was signed by the Packers on Aug. 7 as a third kicker in training camp. The native of Australia was then given the Packers' international exemption on Aug. 21.
LJ Davis, cornerback
The 6-foot-1, 203-pound first-year player out of Northern Arizona didn’t play last season after being signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tennessee Titans. He was waived/injured after signing in July.
Brevin Allen, defensive lineman
The 6-foot-4, 265-pound first-year player out of Campbell University had two tackles and a sack in the preseason.
Allen signed with the Packers this month after spending last season on the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad.
Keshawn Banks, defensive lineman
The 6-3, 251-pound first-year player out of San Diego State spent last season on the Packers' practice squad after being signed as an undrafted free agent.
Julian Hicks, wide receiver
The 6-2, 201-pound rookie undrafted free agent out of Albany caught one pass for 23 yards this preseason.
Zach Morton, defensive lineman
The 6-5, 261-pound first-year player out of Akron had two tackles and one sack this preseason.
The Packers signed him this month. He spent last season playing in the UFL for San Antonio.
Keonte Schad, defensive lineman
The 6-2, 284-pound Madison native out of Oregon State had one tackle this preseason.
The Packers signed him last week. He spent the 2023 season in the USFL and this summer played in the UFL.
Dimitri Stanley, wide receiver
The son of former Packers receiver Walter Stanley caught three passes for 12 yards this preseason.
Stanley, a 6-foot, 200-pound rookie undrafted free agent, played at Colorado and Iowa State in college.
Spencer Waege, defensive lineman
The 6-5, 295-pound first-year player had one tackle and one sack this preseason for the Packers, who signed him off waivers from San Francisco in May.
He spent time on the 49ers' practice squad last season.
Christian Young, linebacker
The 6-foot-1, 221-pound first-year player had one tackle for the Packers in the preseason.
Last season, he spent time on the practice squads of Green Bay and Seattle, which signed him as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Arizona.
Ellis Merriweather, running back
The 6-foot-1, 220-pound Merriweather rushed for 99 yards on 26 carries this preseason.
He was on the Packers practice squad the final nine weeks of the regular season and through the playoffs last year.
Royce Newman, guard
The fourth-year offensive lineman played in 51 games, including 24 starters, for the Packers over his three seasons.
The 6-foot-5, 310-pound Newman started 16 of 17 games during his 2021 rookie season, the most starts by a Packers rookie guard since 1970. Newman was a fourth-round draft choice out of Mississippi.
Luke Tenuta, tackle
Tenuta played in three games for the Packers in 2022 but spent all of the 2023 season on injured reserve with an ankle injury.
The 6-foot-8, 314-pound tackle was claimed off waivers from Indianapolis in October 2022.
Lecitus Smith, guard/center
The 6-foot-3, 314-pound second-year player out of Virginia Tech was signed by the Packers in May after playing 10 games as a rookie for the Arizona Cardinals in 2022 and spending time on the practice squads in Houston and Philadelphia last season.
James Ester, defensive lineman
The 6-foot-3, 289-pound rookie out of Northern Illinois signed with the Packers as an undrafted free agent in April.
Michael Pratt, quarterback
The 6-foot-2, 217-pound rookie out of Tulane lost a training camp battle to back up Jordan Love when the Packers traded a seventh-round pick to the Tennessee Titans for Willis on Monday.
The seventh-round draft pick finished with a 75.7 passer rating in three preseason games.
Sean Clifford, quarterback
A 2023 fifth-round draft pick, the 6-2, 218-pound player out of Penn State lost a training camp battle to back up Love.
Clifford appeared in two regular-season games for the Packers, completing one 37-yard pass.
Kristian Welch, linebacker
The 6-3, 240-pound fifth-year player who grew up in Iola and attended Iowa was a core special-teams player for the Packers last season.
After he was signed to the Packers' practice squad last August, he was elevated to the 53-man roster Sept. 28 and played in 16 games, including playoffs. He averaged 15 snaps a game and finished third on the team in special-teams tackles with seven.
Deslin Alexandre, defensive lineman
The 6-3, 264-pound first-year player out of Pittsburgh had two tackles against the Ravens in the preseason finale.
The Packers signed Alexandre to a reserve/future contract on Jan. 16 after he was originally signed as an undrafted rookie by the N.Y. Jets.
Chris Russell, linebacker
The 6-1, 235-pound rookie out of Texas A&M had five tackles against the Ravens in the preseason finale after being signed by the Packers on Aug. 14.
Russell took part in the Packers' rookie minicamp in May as a tryout player.
Nate McCrary, running back
The Packers re-signed the 6-foot, 213-pound McCrary on Aug. 14 after the first-year player spent much of last year's training camp with the team. McCrary rushed for 64 yards on 11 attempts in the preseason finale against the Ravens.
McCrary originally signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2021 out of Saginaw Valley State and played for the Michigan Panthers of the UFL in 2024.
Messiah Swinson, tight end
The Packers signed the 6-foot-7, 259-pound Swinson as an undrafted free agent out of Arizona State.
He did not catch a pass in the preseason.
Jalen Wayne, wide receiver
Wayne, who the Packers signed July 19, had one catch for eight yards in the preseason.
He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills last season out of South Alabama.
Joel Wilson, tight end
The 6-foot-4, 242-pound Wilson caught six passes for 45 yards in the preseason.
He was signed to the Packers practice squad last November.
Anders Carlson, kicker
The second-year player out of Auburn had a shaky rookie season and appears to have lost out on the battle with veteran Greg Joseph.
Carlson, who missed a 32-yard field goal attempt in the last kick of the preseason, made 27 of 33 field goal attempts and 34 of 39 extra point attempts last season. ESPN was the first to report Carlson's release.
Caleb Jones, tackle
The 6-foot-9, 370-pounder first was signed by Green Bay as an undrafted free agent in 2022. Last season, he was active in two games, appearing in one.
He spent all of his rookie season on the practice squad.
Samori Toure, wide receiver
The third-year veteran receiver ran into a numbers crunch at the position group. In the preseason, Toure had five catches for 53 yards and was the primary punt returner.
In two seasons with the Packers, Toure had 13 receptions for 160 yards and one touchdown.
Here's a look at the depth chart for the Packers’ initial 53-man roster
The Packers don’t have to release adepth chartuntil the week of their first regular-season game, and even then, it often doesn’t reflect the changes that occur after the roster has been trimmed to 53.
Here's a look at the current estimated training camp depth chart (through Tuesday'scutdown day):
Offense
Quarterback:Jordan Love (10),Malik Willis
Running back:Josh Jacobs(8), Emanuel Wilson (31), MarShawn Lloyd (32)
Wide receiver:Christian Watson (9), Malik Heath (18)
Tight end:Luke Musgrave (88), Tucker Kraft (85), Ben Sims (89)
Left tackle:Rasheed Walker (63), Andre Dillard (73), Kadeem Telfort (76)
Left guard:Elgton Jenkins (74), Jacob Monk (62)
Center:Josh Myers (71), Jacob Monk (62)
Right guard:Sean Rhyan (75), Jordan Morgan (77)
Right tackle:Zach Tom (50), Travis Glover (79)
Slot receiver:Jayden Reed (11), Bo Melton (80)
Wide receiver:Romeo Doubs (87), Dontayvion Wicks (13)
Defense
Right end:Preston Smith (91), Lukas Van Ness (90), Arron Mosby (53)
Nose tackle:T.J. Slaton (93), Devonte Wyatt (95)
Three-technique tackle:Kenny Clark (97), Karl Brooks (94), Colby Wooden (69)
Left end:Rashan Gary (52), Kingsley Enagbare (55), Brenton Cox Jr. (57)
Middle linebacker:Quay Walker (7), Ty'Ron Hopper (59)
Weakside linebacker:Isaiah McDuffie (48), Edgerrin Cooper (56)
Strongside linebacker:Eric Wilson (45)
Left cornerback:Jaire Alexander (23), Corey Ballantine (26)
Right cornerback:Eric Stokes (21), Carrington Valentine (37)
Slot cornerback:Keisean Nixon (25)
Strong safety:Javon Bullard (20), Evan Williams (33), Kitan Oladapo (27)
Free safety:Xavier McKinney (29), Zayne Anderson (39)
Specialists
Kicker:Greg Joseph (2)
Punter:Daniel Whelan (19)
Long snapper:Matt Orzech (42)
Kickoff returner:Keisean Nixon (25), Emanuel Wilson (31), Josh Jacobs (8)
Punt returner:Jayden Reed (11), Keisean Nixon (25)
Green Bay Packersschedule 2024
Home games in bold
- Sept. 6, 7:15 p.m., at Philadelphia Eagles, São Paulo, Brazil
- Sept. 15, noon, vs. Indianapolis Colts
- Sept. 22, noon, at Tennessee Titans
- Sept. 29, noon, vs. Minnesota Vikings
- Oct. 6, 3:25 p.m., at. Los Angeles Rams
- Oct. 13, noon, vs. Arizona Cardinals
- Oct. 20, noon, vs. Houston Texans
- Oct. 27, noon, at Jacksonville Jaguars
- Nov. 3, 3:25 p.m., vs. Detroit Lions
- Nov. 10, Bye week
- Nov. 17, noon, at Chicago Bears
- Nov. 24, 3:25 p.m., vs. San Francisco 49ers
- Nov. 28, 7:20 p.m., vs. Miami Dolphins (Thanksgiving)
- Dec. 5, 7:15 p.m., at Detroit Lions, Detroit (Thursday Night Football)
- Dec. 15, 7:20 p.m., at Seattle Seahawks, Seattle (Sunday Night Football)
- Dec. 23, 7:15 p.m., vs. New Orleans Saints (Monday Night Football)
- Dec. 29, noon, at Minnesota Vikings
- Jan. 4-5, vs. Chicago Bears, Lambeau Field, date and time to be determined
