Which veteran wideouts can the Packers still add to the receiving corps?

Most of the top wideouts have come off the market, but the Packers still have some veteran options worth considering as April approaches.

A year ago, the Green Bay Packers underwent the most significant revamping of their receiving corps in over a decade. The team saw the unit hallowed when All-Pro wideout Davante Adams successfully pushed for a trade after contract negotiations broke down, forcing the team to invest heavily in the draft. The resulting rookie haul of Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, and Samori Toure now form the crux of Green Bay's aerial weaponry heading into 2023.

Naturally, that trio lacks NFL experience. Watson and Doubs each have just over 500 offensive snaps while Toure barely managed to break into triple digits. Still, the Packers will call upon them to take on larger roles as only one player with at least 50 receptions returns from last season: running back Aaron Jones.

Watson et al possess considerable upside, but can they anchor Green Bay's receiving corps at this point in their careers?

"I think they could," general manager Brian Gutekunst said at his season-closing press conference. "At the same time, they're going to be second-year players, right? If there was a veteran in that room that does things the right way and can help lead that room, that would be good."

As bargain shoppers, the Packers essentially had to wait out the market and see which players lasted through the first wave of free agency. The lack of top-end wide receivers in free agency meant that fewer dollars went to the position thus far, but that still meant that multiple veterans received deals beyond what Green Bay could afford. That includes Allen Lazard, the team's leading receiver from the 2022 season, who signed a four-year, $44 million contract with the New York Jets as an apparent precursor to an Aaron Rodgers trade.

In addition to Lazard, several other notable pass catchers landed with new teams. The Raiders traded Pro Bowl tight end Darren Waller to the New York Giants for a third-round selection. The Giants then double-dipped, adding free agent Parris Campbell to the arsenal. Meanwhile, the Houston Texans sent Brandin Cooks, the veteran speedster with multiple Super Bowl appearances, to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for two late-round picks. Each has drawn interest from the Packers previously and could have provided a veteran presence to the offense.

Other names like the Arizona Cardinals' DeAndre Hopkins and Odell Beckham Jr. have surfaced as options for receiver-needy teams in recent weeks, their price points all but preclude the Packers' involvement. Any veteran they consider will either have to come in at a low 2023 cap number, fall on the right side of age 30, or quite possibly both.

But even with those limitations in mind, Green Bay's front office does have some viable veteran receivers to consider as it looks to bolster the receiving corps with experience.