Team news: Green Bay Packers

Allen Lazard enters this training camp as the overwhelming favorite to be the No. 2 receiver opposite Davante Adams.

Lazard won't have to worry about making the team like he has past camps, so he'll have a different mindset. The story went on to say starting with the Detroit game, Lazard caught 35-of-52 passes (67.3 percent) for 477 yards (13.6 average) and three touchdowns over the final 11 games. Projected to 16 games, that works out to 51 receptions, 694 yards and four touchdowns. Lazard finished second on the team in third-down receptions (13). He had more third-down catches that resulted in first downs (12) then fellow receivers Geronimo Allison (six) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (five) combined, so QB Aaron Rodgers trusts Lazard, the story added.

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr had high praise for rookie receiver Bryan Edwards, and even went as far as to compare him to his college teammate Davante Adams.

Derek Carr had this to say about his rookie receiver: “Bryan is a very violent route runner and that’s a good thing. He’s very violent and aggressive in his cuts, in and out of his cuts. He’s someone…He reminds me of, when the ball is in the air, of Davante [Adams]. Great ball skills.” While the Bryan Edwards hype machine has been consistent in terms of his projected dynasty value, recent comments from Derek Carr and offensive coordinator Greg Olson suggest that he may be thrust into a larger rookie than expected. It is becoming clear that the Raiders, possibly at Derek Carr’s behest, will try to get Edwards onto the field as often as possible. He makes for an interesting late round flier at his current ADP as the 78th receiver off the board.

Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby has been added to the reserve/COVID list.

It has been made clear that a player landing on the reserve/COVID list does not necessarily mean that they have contracted the virus, rather that they have at the minimum been in close contact with someone who has. Whatever the case, our 13th ranked kicker will hopefully be ready for the regular season. A veteran kicker like Crosby should not be overly affected by the missed time, as he will not be missing any meaningful snaps in actual live action. Crosby was already shaping up to be a value based on his current ADP, and may now slip even further with this news potentially affecting rival managers draft day decisions.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Green Bay Packers sophomore tight end Jace Sternberger has landed on the reserve/COVID list.

Positive tests are sure to continue to pop up throughout the coming days, especially now with the veterans reporting and getting tested. It is not known if Jace Sternberger contracted the virus himself or if he was simply in contact with someone who has been revealed to have tested positive. Regardless, this means that he will miss some valuable time with the first team offense, something that could potentially affect his early season role. Our 24th ranked tight end, Jace Sternberger is projected to score 87 fantasy points.

Packers WR Devin Funchess has opted out of the 2020 NFL season, per source.

Related players: Allen Lazard, Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Funchess missed almost all of 2019 and will now sit out 2020. Lazard appears certainly becomes the clear WR2 in the Packer offense. Valdes-Scantling looks like he could be the team's WR3.

Packers rookie RB A.J. Dillon is the running back to watch in 2020, according to Jason Wilde.

“I would say this, and I would echo this to everybody across the Packers Nation: I’m good to go, healthy as can be,” Dillon said. “I had a lot of carries, but that just shows I can handle the workload, I can be the workhorse."

In the article, Wilde talked to Brian White, Dillon's position coach at Boston College, who called him a "genetic freak." A.J. Dillon logged 845 carries in three seasons at BC. The second-round pick is part of a three-headed backfield in Green Bay and will have to excel early to get consistent work and be a fantasy factor.

Related Players: Aaron Jones, Jamaal Williams