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The NFL season is long and rarely straightforward, with teams and players’ performances fluctuating throughout as they experience hot streaks as well as periods of adversity.
The Green Bay Packers are no different, and during the 2025 campaign, there were various players who improved as the year went on, and some who faded down the stretch.
In the first part of this exercise, let’s examine the five Packers players who improved the most as the season progressed, using PFF grades:
For a playoff team, having your quarterback play his best football at the end of the year is crucial, and Green Bay’s signal caller certainly did that in 2025.
That is not to say he was poor in the first part of the season, far from it. Love had an average PFF grade of 70.9 in the first nine games, but he found another gear from there, averaging an 80 grade in the final six, removing the week 16 loss to the Bears, which he left early with a concussion.
That stretch featured three games with grades of 89.3 or better, against the Giants in Week 11, the Lions on Thanksgiving and the home game versus the Bears the following week. He was also excellent in the playoff loss to Chicago.
Packers fans were clamoring for Love to be given the keys to drive the offense earlier in the season, and when given that chance, he proved he was deserving of the trust to put the game on his shoulders.
The performance of the O-line was a disappointment for Green Bay in 2025, but as we will discuss, there are several reasons for positivity ahead of this season, starting with Morgan, who progressed well throughout the season in his first extensive NFL action after a stop/start rookie year.
Removing week one, when he came into the lineup later in the game, he posted an average PFF grade of 56.2 in his following six appearances. From there on, his average grade rose to 67.1, when removing the first Vikings matchup, when his snap count was also limited.
Most importantly as it pertains to the upcoming season, Morgan's most consistent play came late in the year when he played tackle, his preferred position coming out of college, rather than guard, where he played the majority of his previous snaps with the Packers.
His average PFF grade was 70.4 at tackle in a limited sample size of four games between Week 16 and the NFC Wild Card Round defeat. Given he is set to take over as Green Bay’s left tackle in 2026, that is very promising.
Another young offensive lineman, Belton had a bit of a rocky rookie season, with offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich admitting recently that he did not practice at guard all offseason before having to start there for much of the year, due to injuries to other players.
Still, he showed signs of growth as the season went on and he got more comfortable inside. From posting a PFF grade of just 46.1 in his first four games, he improved to 57.4 in the final six.
With some experience from his rookie campaign behind him, and a full offseason of work at right guard to come this summer, the Packers will be hoping Belton can continue to improve in Year 2.
After dealing with injuries from training camp well into the season, Banks also produced better performances later in the season, going from an average PFF grade of 53.2 in his first six games to 58.4 in his final eight.
It was still not enough to live up to the exorbitant contract Green Bay paid him last spring, and eyes will be on him this season, but if he can stay healthy, there are at least reasons to believe he can be a player they can win with, if not because of.
The only defensive player who notably improved throughout the year was Javon Bullard, who nailed down the slot corner role in his second season and really grew into it, with some impressive displays and a very strong overall body of work by the end of the year.
He began the season with an average PFF grade of just 52.8 in the first four games, but then took off, averaging a grade of 65.3 the rest of the way. By some metrics, he was one of the better cover players in the slot in the entire league.
It was impressive to see Bullard go from a question mark after his rookie year to a player the Packers will believe they can rely on moving forward.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: 5 Packers players who improved the most during 2025 season
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The Green Bay Packers are no different, and during the 2025 campaign, there were various players who improved as the year went on, and some who faded down the stretch.
In the first part of this exercise, let’s examine the five Packers players who improved the most as the season progressed, using PFF grades:
QB Jordan Love
For a playoff team, having your quarterback play his best football at the end of the year is crucial, and Green Bay’s signal caller certainly did that in 2025.
That is not to say he was poor in the first part of the season, far from it. Love had an average PFF grade of 70.9 in the first nine games, but he found another gear from there, averaging an 80 grade in the final six, removing the week 16 loss to the Bears, which he left early with a concussion.
That stretch featured three games with grades of 89.3 or better, against the Giants in Week 11, the Lions on Thanksgiving and the home game versus the Bears the following week. He was also excellent in the playoff loss to Chicago.
Packers fans were clamoring for Love to be given the keys to drive the offense earlier in the season, and when given that chance, he proved he was deserving of the trust to put the game on his shoulders.
OL Jordan Morgan
The performance of the O-line was a disappointment for Green Bay in 2025, but as we will discuss, there are several reasons for positivity ahead of this season, starting with Morgan, who progressed well throughout the season in his first extensive NFL action after a stop/start rookie year.
Removing week one, when he came into the lineup later in the game, he posted an average PFF grade of 56.2 in his following six appearances. From there on, his average grade rose to 67.1, when removing the first Vikings matchup, when his snap count was also limited.
Most importantly as it pertains to the upcoming season, Morgan's most consistent play came late in the year when he played tackle, his preferred position coming out of college, rather than guard, where he played the majority of his previous snaps with the Packers.
His average PFF grade was 70.4 at tackle in a limited sample size of four games between Week 16 and the NFC Wild Card Round defeat. Given he is set to take over as Green Bay’s left tackle in 2026, that is very promising.
OL Anthony Belton
Another young offensive lineman, Belton had a bit of a rocky rookie season, with offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich admitting recently that he did not practice at guard all offseason before having to start there for much of the year, due to injuries to other players.
Still, he showed signs of growth as the season went on and he got more comfortable inside. From posting a PFF grade of just 46.1 in his first four games, he improved to 57.4 in the final six.
With some experience from his rookie campaign behind him, and a full offseason of work at right guard to come this summer, the Packers will be hoping Belton can continue to improve in Year 2.
OL Aaron Banks
After dealing with injuries from training camp well into the season, Banks also produced better performances later in the season, going from an average PFF grade of 53.2 in his first six games to 58.4 in his final eight.
It was still not enough to live up to the exorbitant contract Green Bay paid him last spring, and eyes will be on him this season, but if he can stay healthy, there are at least reasons to believe he can be a player they can win with, if not because of.
DB Javon Bullard
The only defensive player who notably improved throughout the year was Javon Bullard, who nailed down the slot corner role in his second season and really grew into it, with some impressive displays and a very strong overall body of work by the end of the year.
He began the season with an average PFF grade of just 52.8 in the first four games, but then took off, averaging a grade of 65.3 the rest of the way. By some metrics, he was one of the better cover players in the slot in the entire league.
It was impressive to see Bullard go from a question mark after his rookie year to a player the Packers will believe they can rely on moving forward.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: 5 Packers players who improved the most during 2025 season
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