Jason Hirschhorn · May 14, 2026
Hirschhorn argued that Savion Williams, the Packers' 2025 third-round receiver, can and should fill the change-of-pace/backup running back role behind Josh Jacobs in 2026, saying he can probably do it at a high level. He also treated Kyler Murray as Minnesota's starting quarterback for the season opener.
“Until you have a defined answer as that backup to Josh Jacobs, you should not be afraid to use Sabion Williams there a little bit because he can probably do it at a high level.”
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Savion Williams to be 2nd on the depth chart
“Am I mistaken, Jason, that you think could potentially be the backup running back for the Green Bay Packers in 2026? Speaker 2: Yeah. ... Until you have a defined answer as that backup to Josh Jacobs, you should not be afraid to use Sabion Williams there a little bit because he can probably do it at a high level.”
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- Depth Chart CallsKyler MurrayMinnesota VikingsMay 14, 2026
Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart
“It's presumably the first game of Kyler Murray as a Minnesota Viking as the starter unless you believe the start nine dot win stuff that has been floating around the Internet.”
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