GREEN BAY – The Packers reduced their roster to 52 players during the NFL-mandated roster reduction on Tuesday.
After the waiver process concludes on Wednesday, Green Bay can start signing players to its 16-man practice squad. Several players who were released on Tuesday will certainly be among those signings.
Here's how the initial roster for the 2021 season breaks down, position by position, with players kept, released, or given injury/suspension designations.
QB (2): 12 Aaron Rodgers, 10 Jordan Love
Released: 7 Kurt Benkert
RB (3): 33 Aaron Jones, 28 AJ Dillon, 32 Kylin Hill
Released: 22 Dexter Williams, 27 Patrick Taylor
WR (6): 17 Davante Adams, 13 Allen Lazard, 83 Marquez Valdes-Scantling, 18 Randall Cobb, 8 Amari Rodgers, 86 Malik Taylor
Released: 19 Equanimeous St. Brown, 88 Juwann Winfree, 84 Reggie Begelton, 6 Damon Hazelton
TE (4): 89 Marcedes Lewis, 85 Robert Tonyan, 81 Josiah Deguara, 49 Dominique Dafney
Reserve/suspended: 87 Jace Sternberger
Released: 45 Bronson Kaufusi
OL (9): 74 Elgton Jenkins, 77 Billy Turner, 62 Lucas Patrick, 71 Josh Myers, 70 Royce Newman, 76 Jon Runyan, 73 Yosh Nijman, 79 Dennis Kelly, 67 Jake Hanson
Physically unable to perform: 69 David Bakhtiari
Released: 64 Ben Braden, 78 Cole Van Lanen, 65 Coy Cronk, 60 Jacob Capra
DL (6): 97 Kenny Clark, 94 Dean Lowry, 96 Kingsley Keke, 95 Tyler Lancaster, 93 T.J. Slaton, 90 Jack Heflin
Released: 99 Willington Previlon, 98 Carlo Kemp, 72 Abdullah Anderson
OLB (5): 55 Za'Darius Smith, 91 Preston Smith, 52 Rashan Gary, 53 Jonathan Garvin, 47 Chauncey Rivers
Released: 50 Tipa Galea'i, 75 Delontae Scott
ILB (5): 59 De'Vondre Campbell, 51 Krys Barnes, 42 Oren Burks, 44 Ty Summers, 58 Isaiah McDuffie
Released: 57 Ray Wilborn, 46 De'Jon Harris
CB (6): 23 Jaire Alexander, 20 Kevin King, 21 Eric Stokes, 39 Chandon Sullivan, 22 Shemar Jean-Charles, 24 Isaac Yiadom
Released: 48 Kabion Ento, 34 Stephen Denmark, 30 Rojesterman Farris
S (4): 31 Adrian Amos, 26 Darnell Savage, 41 Henry Black, 36 Vernon Scott
Released: 40 Christian Uphoff, 38 Innis Gaines
Spec (2): 2 Mason Crosby, 43 Hunter Bradley
Released: 6 JK Scott, 35 J.J. Molson
See headshots and action shots of the complete Green Bay Packers 2021 roster


2 - K Mason Crosby

2 - K Mason Crosby

7 - P Corey Bojorquez

7 - P Corey Bojorquez

8 - WR Amari Rodgers

8 - WR Amari Rodgers

10 - QB Jordan Love

10 - QB Jordan Love

12 - QB Aaron Rodgers

12 - QB Aaron Rodgers

13 - WR Allen Lazard

13 - WR Allen Lazard

17 - WR Davante Adams

17 - WR Davante Adams

18 - WR Randall Cobb

18 - WR Randall Cobb

19 - WR Equanimeous St. Brown

19 - WR Equanimeous St. Brown

20 - CB Kevin King

20 - CB Kevin King

21 - CB Eric Stokes

21 - CB Eric Stokes

22 - CB Shemar Jean-Charles

22 - CB Shemar Jean-Charles

23 - CB Jaire Alexander

23 - CB Jaire Alexander

26 - S Darnell Savage

26 - S Darnell Savage

27 - RB Patrick Taylor

27 - RB Patrick Taylor

28 - RB AJ Dillon

28 - RB AJ Dillon

29 - CB Rasul Douglas

29 - CB Rasul Douglas

30 - S Shawn Davis

30 - S Shawn Davis

31 - S Adrian Amos

31 - S Adrian Amos

33 - RB Aaron Jones

33 - RB Aaron Jones

36 - S Vernon Scott

36 - S Vernon Scott

39 - CB Chandon Sullivan

39 - CB Chandon Sullivan

40 - LB Tipa Galeai

40 - LB Tipa Galeai

41 - S Henry Black

41 - S Henry Black

42 - LB Oren Burks

42 - LB Oren Burks

46 - LS Steven Wirtel

46 - LS Steven Wirtel

49 - TE Dominique Dafney

49 - TE Dominique Dafney

50 - LB Whitney Mercilus

50 - LB Whitney Mercilus

51 - LB Krys Barnes

51 - LB Krys Barnes

52 - LB Rashan Gary

52 - LB Rashan Gary

53 - LB Jonathan Garvin

53 - LB Jonathan Garvin

55 - LB Za'Darius Smith

55 - LB Za'Darius Smith

58 - LB Isaiah McDuffie

58 - LB Isaiah McDuffie

LB De'Vondre Campbell

LB De'Vondre Campbell

62 - G Lucas Patrick

62 - G Lucas Patrick

67 - C Jake Hanson

67 - C Jake Hanson

69 - T David Bakhtiari

69 - T David Bakhtiari

70 - T/G Royce Newman

70 - T/G Royce Newman

71 - C/G Josh Myers

71 - C/G Josh Myers

73 - T Yosh Nijman

73 - T Yosh Nijman

76 - G Jon Runyan

76 - G Jon Runyan

G/T Billy Turner

G/T Billy Turner

79 - T Dennis Kelly

79 - T Dennis Kelly

81 - TE Josiah Deguara

81 - TE Josiah Deguara

83 - WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling

83 - WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling

84 - TE Tyler Davis

84 - TE Tyler Davis

88 - WR Juwann Winfree

88 - WR Juwann Winfree

89 - TE Marcedes Lewis

89 - TE Marcedes Lewis

91 - LB Preston Smith

91 - LB Preston Smith

93 - DL T.J. Slaton

93 - DL T.J. Slaton

94 - DL Dean Lowry

94 - DL Dean Lowry

95 - DL Tyler Lancaster

95 - DL Tyler Lancaster

97 - DL Kenny Clark

97 - DL Kenny Clark
Notes:
- The Packers went with two quarterbacks on the 53-man roster. Green Bay has alternated between carrying two and three QBs for the past five years. The team proceeded with only Rodgers and Tim Boyle on the active roster in 2019, and Rodgers and Brett Hundley in 2017.
- Rodgers is the first player in Packers history to make the team's initial roster in 17 consecutive seasons.
- With seventh-round pick Kylin Hill claiming the No. 3 running back job, Green Bay has now gone 24 years without releasing a rookie running back that it drafted during final cuts. The last time it happened was Jerald Sowell in 1997.
- Second-year veteran Malik Taylor prevailed in the hotly contested battle for the sixth spot at receiver. Taylor led the NFL with 185 receiving yards in the preseason. His 14 catches tied for second most behind Los Angeles Rams' second-round pick Tutu Atwell (18).
- It's the fifth straight year the Packers have kept at least nine offensive linemen on their 53. Pro Bowl left guard Elgton Jenkins is slated to start at left tackle for at least the first six games after All-Pro David Bakhtiari was placed on the physically unable to perform list.
- When the Packers open the season against the New Orleans Saints on Sept. 12, defensive lineman Jack Heflin officially will extend Green Bay's streak to 17 consecutive years of having at least one undrafted rookie on the Week 1 roster. Heflin is the fourth undrafted rookie defensive lineman to make Green Bay's initial 53-man over the past 20 years, joining Mike Pennel (2014), Daniel Muir (2007) and Jason Hunter (2006).
- The Packers have 10 players on their 53-man roster who previously spent time on their practice squad, including tight end Robert Tonyan, receiver Allen Lazard and guard Lucas Patrick.
- Chauncey Rivers, claimed off waivers from Baltimore on Aug. 6, likely earned a roster spot in the Packers' preseason finale against Buffalo. The 6-foot-2, 259-pound linebacker had two QB hits with a sack of Josh Allen for a 10-yard loss.
- The Packers currently have 10 linebackers on the active roster, which would be their most since having 11 in 2014.
- Twelve players on the Packers' 52-man roster entered the NFL as college free agents. The rest of the round-by-round breakdowns are as follows: first round (eight players), second (seven), third (five), fourth (four), fifth (seven), sixth (four) and seventh (five). Eight of Green Bay's nine 2021 draft picks made the 53.