Jordan Morgan was finally a preferred starter for the Green Bay Packers, and last year’s first-round pick did not disappoint during the 27-18 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. It was one of his best performances, maybe the best one, putting him in an advantageous position to compete with veteran Sean Rhyan for the starting right guard spot moving forward.

It doesn’t mean that fans will be happier about passing on Cooper DeJean in the draft, but it’s obviously a positive development for the offense.

Jordan Morgan has found his spot

Even with three questionable players on the lineup ahead of the Bengals game in Rasheed Walker, Aaron Banks, and Zach Tom, head coach Matt LaFleur decided during the week that Morgan would start at right guard.

The second-year player has moved around a lot. This year alone, he’s played 191 snaps at left guard, 64 at right guard, and 30 at right tackle. To some degree, that hindered his development.

“It was one of those deals where J’Mo [Jordan Morgan] has moved so much throughout his time here. I didn’t feel comfortable going into the game doing musical chairs up front throughout the whole week of practice,” LaFleur explained. “In order for a guy to play their best, they have to get the reps in that position. So we made a decision, and it was truly up in the air with some of these guys. We didn’t know if they were going to be able to go. It was going to be somebody else in that position, like [Darian] Kinnard at right tackle, if need be. We went with the decision to play J’Mo at right guard.”

Initially, it looked like a rotation between Jordan Morgan and Sean Rhyan, but Morgan established himself after a few series and ended up playing 82% of the offensive snaps, versus 18% from Rhyan.

Strong performance

Morgan wasn’t necessarily a definitive answer for Green Bay from the get go, but it was an improvement over Rhyan, especially in pass protection.

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Morgan gave up a pressure, but his blocking efficiency reached 98.1 percent. According to PFF, his pass blocking grade for the season is 56.8 — and while it’s not great, it’s much better than Rhyan’s 40.2, the worst amongst Packers’ offensive linemen this season. And that’s with all the moving across the line for Morgan.

While Morgan’s run block is not necessarily his calling card and showed some inconsistency, the youngster did have some strong plays, including both touchdowns from Josh Jacobs.

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Right now, Morgan hasn’t secured the starting spot yet, as LaFleur classifies it as an open competition.

“It’s going to be a competitive situation from here on out,” the head coach pointed out. “That’s true with every position. There are some positions where you know who’s going to be the guy playing, but those guys have played a lot of ball. Sean Rhyan’s played a lot of football for us, and he’s been available each and every week. We have confidence in all those guys to go out there and get the job done.”

With Rhyan in the last year of his deal, establishing Morgan as the long-term starter at right guard makes even more sense. And if his performance on the field is better, the Packers have more and more reasons to be comfortable with the decision.