Who are the Packers' make-or-break players entering 2026 season?

NFL. com's Nick Shook recently highlighted his 11 players entering "make-or-break" seasons across the NFL in 2026, but no players from the Green Bay Packers made the list. So, who are the top "make-or-break" players for the Packers this season?

At this time last year, one could have easily pegged Rashan Gary and Elgton Jenkins among the players entering "make-or-break" years in 2025. A year later, and now both will be playing somewhere other than Green Bay. Our list of the Packers players at a career crossroads in 2026: C Sean Rhyan The Packers just gave Rhyan a three-year deal to return as the starting center, but Rhyan's deal is essentially a one-year deal with two team options, especially considering there's a $6.

5 million roster bonus due next March. Not only are there financial ramifications in play, but Rhyan is still inexperienced at center, having only made eight starts there last season, and the Packers just drafted Jager Burton, a true center who could compete right away to play as a rookie. The new money says otherwise, but have the Packers ever truly trusted Rhyan?

He's been benched multiple times during his first four seasons, and he needed an injury to get back on the field in 2025. Burton is an obvious insurance plan if Rhyan struggles at center and the Packers need to make a change come 2027. TE Luke Musgrave Musgrave's first three seasons in Green Bay have been a mix of intriguing flashes and debilitating injuries, and now the 2023 second-round pick is entering a contract year fighting for a real role behind Tucker Kraft.