GREEN BAY, Wis. – There aren’t 32 good left tackles in the NFL, let alone a bunch of competent backups. With All-Pro David Bakhtiari as the starter, the Green Bay Packers might have the best left tackle in the NFL. With Pro Bowl left guard Elgton Jenkins’ versatility, the Packers might have a superior backup plan.
“He’s just an exceptional player,” coach Matt LaFleur said this week. “There’s not much he can’t do. We could probably line him up at tight end. Maybe we will, I don’t know. But he’s a phenomenal football player.”
With Bakhtiari recovering from the torn ACL sustained on New Year’s Eve, Jenkins has taken all the first-team reps at left tackle during training camp.