The Green Bay Packers know that their passing game will need to improve from 2024 to 2025. While Jordan Love effectively missed three games (two to injury and only played one drive against the Bears in Week 18), the passing attack still could have been more consistent at times.
One 91-game starter in Arizona could help Green Bay be a bit more consistent in 2025.
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According to Brian Sampson of the Dairy Land Express:
The Packers’ interior offensive line got exposed in the Wild Card loss to Philadelphia, especially after Elgton Jenkins left with an injury. If that game made anything clear, it’s that Green Bay needs reinforcements up front.
With Josh Myers potentially leaving in free agency, the depth issue only gets worse. The Packers need experienced, affordable options, and Will Hernandez fits the bill.
A 2018 second-round pick by the Giants, Hernandez has spent the last three seasons with Arizona, logging 91 career starts. He’s been a solid presence at guard, offering both physicality and toughness in the trenches.
If needed, he could step into a starting role immediately and help shore up the interior. He’d also provide some much-needed strength in pass protection, an area where Green Bay struggled against elite defensive fronts.
The downside is his injury situation.
Hernandez suffered a season-ending injury early in 2024, which will likely cost him a big payday in free agency. But that could also make him an ideal bargain signing for Green Bay.
Here is a look at Hernandez’s career starts:
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | AV | Awards |
| 2018 | 23 | NYG | NFL | LG | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 24 | NYG | NFL | LG | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 25 | NYG | NFL | LG | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 26 | NYG | NFL | RG | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 27 | ARI | NFL | RG | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 28 | ARI | NFL | OL | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 29 | ARI | NFL | OL | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 Yrs | 97 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| NYG (4 Yrs) | 62 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| ARI (3 Yrs) | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||
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