Green Bay Packers’ General Manager Brian Gutekunst has previously expressed a clear desire to strengthen the quarterback room. He believes it is essential to have a reliable and valuable backup on the roster and create competition that pushes every player to improve.
“Every year it’s important to really put a lot of time into those guys, (to) identify them,” Gutekunst said at the Scouting Combine. “It’s a hard position to make it in this league.”
Malik Willis will enter the final year of his rookie contract this year, and it was reasonable to expect Green Bay to draft a potential long-term backup for Jordan Love in the 2025 Draft. However, the Packers chose not to select a quarterback. Instead, they are exploring undrafted options, and according to reports, they have found a prospect they like.
According to Dave Taylor, the Packers are expected to offer a contract to former Wilfrid Laurier quarterback Taylor Elgersma.
Green Bay held a pre-draft visit with Elgersma, who impressed last season by completing 73.8% of his passes for 4,252 yards, 35 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions with the Golden Hawks. His impressive performance led to an invitation to the 2025 Senior Bowl, making him only the second player in U Sports history to receive this prestigious honor.
“We did a workout with our tryout guys and he’s got a very live arm,” LaFleur said of Elgersma. You could see that on tape. He played at the Senior Bowl, [passing game coordinator Jason] Vrable got to see him there. I watched the stuff from the Senior Bowl and talked with Vrable about that.”
“We had him in on a 30 visit, so we got an opportunity to sit down with him, another guy that loves football. Watching him throw — he’s got a live arm — so there’s a lot to like about him.”
Jordan Love and Malik Willis have guaranteed spots on the final roster. However, an interesting battle could emerge between Sean Clifford and Taylor Elgersma for the third-string spot. Still, the most likely scenario is Green Bay carrying just two quarterbacks into the season, with either Elgersma or Clifford serving as the emergency quarterback.
