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He has a cleaner health history and more decorated career than Bulaga (though the 2010 first-rounder was often underrated and underappreciated outside Green Bay's locker room). So it stands to reason the Packers will make a stronger push to keep him when the time comes, but even then there are still no guarantees.
And with all the other tackles on the roster unproven, developmental prospects – practice squad holdovers Yosh Nijman and Cody Conway, late-season signee John Leglue, and occasionally used backup Alex Light (who can also play guard) – addressing the future of the position in the early rounds of the draft is a strong likelihood.
Doing so at guard worked well in 2019. The Packers selected Jenkins out of Mississippi State in the second round, at No. 44 overall, and the three-year college starter at center made a smooth transition to guard.
He stepped in for an injured Lane Taylor in September and never looked back, garnering PFWA All-Rookie honors, the first Packers offensive lineman to do so since center Corey Linsley in 2014, and the first Green Bay guard to earn the recognition since Daryn Colledge in 2006.
On the other side of Linsley is right guard Billy Turner, a free-agent signing a year ago who remains a bit of a wild card in the future of the unit. Turner was signed in part because of his versatility, having played tackle in the past. He's an option at tackle if the Packers want to try him there, but with a normal offseason program not in the offing, a switch like that right now appears less and less plausible.