The top two spots on the Packers’ quarterback depth chart are accounted for with Jordan Love and Sean Clifford. General manager Brian Gutekunst is open to using the upcoming draft to add further depth at the position, though. 
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“I’d love to continue to bring in quarterbacks, not only for the competition but for the development of them because I do think it takes time,” Gutekunst said, via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic (subscription required). “It takes time, any player, but a quarterback, particularly, in a comfort zone of what he’s doing where you can really see his talent come out. I think Sean hit that pretty early compared to most, but I think that’s important you give that player the time to get there.”
Love entered the 2023 season facing plenty of questions related his readiness as Aaron Rodgers‘ successor. He answered them in the latter half of the campaign in particular, helping guide the Packers to the divisional round of the playoffs. Talks on an extension allowing the former first-rounder to remain in place well beyond the coming season are underway.
With Love remaining healthy throughout the season, Clifford made just two appearances and only attempted three passes as a rookie. The latter – who won out the QB2 gig during training camp after being selected in the fifth round – has drawn praise from Gutekunst and head coach Matt LaFleur. While Clifford (who, like Love, is 25) is thus on track to hold down the backup position moving forward, competition can be expected this offseason.
As Schneidman notes, Gutekunst has only drafted two signal-callers (Love and Clifford) during his six years running Green Bay’s draft room. The team has generally opted to sign depth passers as UDFAs, but in 2024 the Packers have 11 draft picks. That is tied for the most in the NFL this year, and it will give Gutekunst and Co. plenty of opportunities to select at least one signal-caller on Day 3 in particular.
The Packers could give a lot of teams (yeah I’m looking at the Bears) lessons on how to develop QBs properly.
I say Joe Milton round 5
QB from Tulane
Maybe Tanner Mordecai from Wisconsin.
Need more experience..maybe Joel Stave or Alex Hornibrook.
Sean Clifford isn’t good enough to even be a QB3.
I totally doubted Jordan Love all I heard was he could hardly do the basics and wrs saying they never once saw him do anything special but I saw some pretty special plays from him and I’m eating my words. I get the approach on developing a guy but why would you draft one now? In 6-8 years ok sure it’s a plan that’s proven but unless Love goes down for significant time you’re building a possible franchise qb that’ll likely end up opposing you and since their opportunities are hopefully minimal(you want Love healthy)then wait. Build around Love until it’s closer to the end of his career than the beginning. It’s worth noting that Rodgers and Love weren’t mid to late round guys they were selected carefully and using highly needed draft capital to bring in. That was Rodgers big beef and one I get he wanted that pick used on someone who could help him win now as a HOF qb not showing signs of regression. The time may come but like every team they need proven commodity to step in if Love gets hurt not projects
It’s been the Packers’ way since Thompson took over, at least. Keep drafting for depth and waiting for someone to take over a starting job, and ride a few players to good enough records to make your management look good. This sounds more anti-Packers than I mean it to be, because I certainly don’t dislike the Packers at all, but watching Gutekunst waste away chances to improve like Thompson did makes me cringe.
That’s not to say, of course, that looking for QB depth is mutually exclusive with getting needed help elsewhere. I acknowledge that. Gutekunst’s history suggests, however, that he’ll make a few lukewarm moves in some not-high-priority areas and invest in second and third stringers in others. I certainly prefer draft to free agency and I like building for the future, but Gutekunst just doesn’t seem to understand the value of mixing that philosophy with building for the now.
We’ll have to see what they do with the draft. Maybe he’s decided to commit to Love more than Rodgers and pick a necessary player to help now. Maybe he’ll get lucky with another. He has time to reverse course from past behavior or to prove this wrong.
Alex VanDyke having second thoughts now after hitting the transfer portal , there was a spot for him in the NFL.