The Green Bay Packers have dropped their first unofficial depth chart of training camp, and the big takeaway is right there in black and white: Anthony Belton is still being called the starting right guard. Unofficial? Absolutely. Meaningless? Not even close. This is the first public snapshot of how the Packers’ PR team wants the roster viewed, and it already hints at which battles are settled for now — and which ones are still a mess.
That matters because a first depth chart is never just paperwork. It is a signal. It tells you who is getting the benefit of the doubt, who is already climbing, and who is being pushed into the background while camp fights play out in real time. The Packers are clearly happy to let some spots breathe, but at others they are making a pretty blunt early statement.
Belton gets the early nod
Anthony Belton holding onto the starting right guard job is the headline, and it is hard to ignore the significance. If there was going to be a quick shuffle at that spot, this would have been the moment to hint at it. Instead, Belton remains the name at the top, which tells you the competition is not yet moving him off the perch.
That does not mean the race is over. It does mean Green Bay is comfortable enough with where things stand to keep him there on the first unofficial chart. In training camp terms, that is a useful place to be. In practical terms, it puts everyone else in chase mode.
Several battles are still very much alive
The rest of the chart feels like a classic camp compromise: some starters are easy enough to project, but several players are clearly rotating heavily or fighting for jobs. That is where the depth chart starts to get interesting, because the unofficial label can hide as much as it reveals.
There are also fresh reminders that health is shaping the picture. At the start of camp, Cal Adomitis was signed because Matt Orzech was injured, and Orzech was on the PUP list with a short-term calf issue. That is exactly the sort of detail that can warp an early chart before preseason games even begin. You are not just judging talent; you are judging availability, and camp availability is half the battle.
Returns, movement and early surprises
There is also plenty of movement elsewhere. Matthew Golden, Jayden Reed and Josh Whyle returned to practice during training camp, which only adds to the sense that the roster is still settling. Some players are fighting through reps, others are coming back into the mix, and the chart is trying to freeze a picture that is still very much in motion.
Skyy Moore summed it up well enough when he said the Packers’ first depth chart is shaking things up a bit. He is right. That is what these charts do when they land early in camp: they expose the pecking order, but they also invite argument. The second-string back spots, the number two slot defender role and other depth positions all matter because they show where Green Bay believes it has flexibility — and where it does not.
The smartest way to read this is not as a final verdict, but as an early warning light. The Packers have shown their hand just enough to spark debate, and that is exactly the point. Some jobs are clearly open. Some are already leaning one way. And at right guard, Anthony Belton is still the name standing at the front of the line.
