Jordan Love Target Has Something to Prove This Season With Packers

Jordan Love is considered one of the strongest and most promising quarterbacks of the minute, but that hasn’t really meant big wins for the Green Bay Packers. And wins are what mean something.

Love has some good targets around him for 2026, though, and one of them is getting some press.

Zachary Pereles of CBS Sports is highlighting his absolute favorite under-the-radar breakout stars for 2026.

“The offseason and preseason do provide plenty of opportunities for individuals to make their jumps from relative unknowns — at least to casual fans — to standouts,” he says.

For the Packers, he digs wide receiver Christian Watson. The Packers, we know, need some wide receiver help, and it could come from Watson. At least, that’s the hope.

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“The Packers are certainly expecting a star turn for Christian Watson, judging by the four-year, $110.5 million extension the talented, game-breaking wide receiver got last week,” he notes in the piece. Good point. “Watson has never surpassed 41 catches or 620 receiving yards in a season, and he has an injury history, but the Packers have cleared the way for him to break out.”

He adds: “Watson’s 2.54 yards per route run in 2025 was sixth out of 293 players who ran at least 100 routes. If he carries that efficiency into a larger role, he’s a surefire star.”

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The Packers let Romeo Doubs walk in free agency, which was a controversial move, and traded Dontayvion Wicks. They’ll need someone to step it up in wideout, and Watson could very well be that player.

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This story was originally published June 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM.