Only football questions in the mailbag this week? Are you guys okay? Nobody wants to talk about the heat death of the universe or what pasta noodle each position group would be? Suit yourselves. 

“Can Sorell at least fill in that change up role for Enagbare? He wasn’t super flashy, but I think people are sleeping on how much Enagbare brought to the rotation!” - Jordan

I think he absolutely has the capacity to do that, especially when Micah Parsons comes back. He’s going to be forced into a larger role from the jump for that reason opposite Lukas Van Ness, which at least is the expectation while Collin Oliver and Dani Dennis-Sutton rotate behind them. 

Enagbare was a fifth-round pick and a reliable rotational piece for the Packers, never missing a game in his four seasons with the team. His 468 snaps will be a lot to replace on defense, by Sorrell or the entire cast of edge rushers. 

But, in what I understand is the smallest sample size, Sorrell impressed. Against the Vikings in Week 18, he had one sack, eight total tackles, one fumble recovery, and played 78% of snaps on defense. It was the only time all season he’s played more than 40% of defensive snaps.

Just for comparison’s sake, Enagbare played in all 17 games for the Packers in 2025, starting three. He finished the season with six QB hurries, two sacks, 15 pressures, 39 total tackles, and six missed tackles (13.3%). He played 42% of snaps on defense. 

Sorrell played in 14 games for the Packers, starting one. He had one QB hurry, 1.5 sacks, four pressures, and 15 total tackles with one missed tackle (6.3%). He played 20% of defensive snaps. 

That might not be a fair comparison though, right? Because Enagbare is an established veteran and Sorrell was a rookie. So here are Enagbare’s rookie numbers. This was in 2022 while he was third in the rotation behind Preston Smith and Rashan Gary. He played in 17 games with seven starts. He had four QB hurries, three sacks, 12 pressures, 31 combined tackles, and one missed tackle (3.1%). He played 45% of defensive snaps. 

We could argue that Sorrell had been fourth in the rotation all year behind Parsons, Gary, and Enagbare, so his opportunities were limited until the final weeks of the season, too. This will certainly be a big test for him since he’s expected to be a Week 1 starter. But if he puts up Enagbare numbers as EDGE3 when Parsons returns to the lineup, I’d still say that’s solid for a day three draft pick. 

“To what degree will “he also plays special teams” factor in on roster decisions? How much value do you think special teams contributions adds to a player?” - The Opinionated Lab

I think the edge group is actually a really good case study for this. Obviously this was pre-Parsons injury, but if we had asked a collection of Packers fans who they thought was more impactful as a rotational edge rusher, Brenton Cox or Arron Mosby, the answer would’ve been Cox. 

That said, Cox only played in four games in 2025, compared to Mosby’s 12. Cox played 79 snaps on defense (registering one sack) and 24 special teams snaps. Mosby only played 17 defensive snaps, but he was part of 221 special teams snaps (77%). He stuck on the roster as a core special teamer, even if Cox had a more significant impact as a rotational piece on defense. 

Zayne Anderson is another recent example of someone who played safety in a real pinch, but played over 50% of special teams snaps in each of his three seasons with the Packers. This’ll maybe be something new that we learn about special teams coordinator Cam Achord. Anderson and Keisean Nixon were Rich Bisaccia guys who followed him to Green Bay to play on his unit. 

Achord has already said in pressers how he treats special teams and what goes into those meetings. Everyone on the roster (outside of maybe Jordan Love) will likely be in at least one special teams meeting. These are players who primarily play offense or defense and then have to learn special teams as an additional job requirement. Maybe Achord views those roster spots differently than a guy like Bisaccia did. Maybe he won’t have true “teams only” players. We’ll have to see. But, that said, I’m sure guys like Kristian Welch, Nick Niemann, and Kitan Oladapo will have an inside track to the 53 if they continue to perform well on teams. 

I’m not sure how much that answered your question, so I’ll add this. Jarrett Bush played in the NFL for nine seasons. He played in 137 games. He made only eight starts in his career and tallied four interceptions. He was a solid player on defense (playing arguably the best game of his entire career in the Super Bowl), but his impact was on special teams. He stuck on the roster as a core special teams contributor who, in a pinch, could play on defense. There’s always a few spots on the roster for players like him. 

“Hey Maggie! Happy Independence Day weekend! Actual Packer question today: Which position group gives you the highest level of confidence going into this season? Assuming full health (which is a tall order) and no further additions. Mine is WR, but that’s probably the easy answer. Thanks!” - Jim

I honestly really love this question because I think we’re going to get a ton of different responses in the comments. Wide receiver doesn’t feel like the easy answer to me at all! If Christian Watson stays healthy, he’s a star. And we know who Jayden Reed can be, but we’re all expecting a big sophomore jump from Matthew Golden. I would argue that the easiest answer is to say the safeties. Xavier McKinney and Evan Williams have the potential to be one of the best safety tandems in the NFL. Then if you add Javon Bullard as the nickel, that’s an extremely talented group. 

Is it cheating if I say quarterback? I think a healthy Jordan Love can compete with just about anybody in the NFL. Unfortunately, he’s missed a few games each of his last two seasons. And the impact from those injuries has lasted beyond simply being able to play. If Love stays healthy and isn’t hampered by lingering injuries, he’s going to have his best season to date. 

“Herbert "Whisper" Goodman was a UDFA running back for the Packers who played in 12 games in 2000-01. I remember him because he went to Graceland University, my alma mater. Graceland has about 1,000 students, and is an NAIA school, so that was pretty cool to see him on my team. Do you have a favorite, random Packers player that no one else seems to remember?” - Tony

“Whisper Goodman” sounds like a racehorse. Respectfully. So it’s perfect for a running back. But that immediately made me think of Herb Waters, the corner who played WR in college but made a position switch with the Packers in 2016. I liked him a lot, but I’ve always been fascinated by players making position switches. I find that I root especially hard for them to latch onto the roster. 

Favorite random Packer. I remember really thinking Makinton Dorleant was going to be somebody special at corner. Does anyone remember him? I was also a huge fan of Reggie Gilbert. I thought a Gilbert wearing 93 was just meant to be in Green Bay. I have a video on my phone actually of him causing a safety against the Browns in a preseason game at Lambeau in 2016. I only took the video because I was there with my Browns fan husband, and it ended up being a funny memory. 

I tend to remember players based on big moments that I was there for live. Like Raven Greene is going to be in my head forever because I was at the Dolphins game in 2018 where the Packers pulled off a fake punt for a first down. Something about a DB wearing 36. I had high hopes for him, too. 

Let me know some of your favorite random Packers in the comments! That’ll do it for this week. Don’t forget to send in your questions for next week’s mailbag at [email protected]. Have a safe 4th of July!