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DiManche went to training camp with the Bengals last summer but didn’t make the team. The Lions claimed him off waivers shortly after, but he never saw the field for Detroit. DiManche is just a camp body.

The coaching pool isn’t as deep this year as it was in 2025 when Ben Johnson and Liam Coen were both on the market. That, in turn, has teams like the Browns digging deeper into the McVay tree. Scheelhaase joined LA last year as an assistant and passing game specialist. He was promoted to passing game coordinator ahead of the 2025 season. Matthew Stafford went on to post career numbers this year, leading the league with 4,707 passing yards and 46 touchdowns. Scheelhaase is an under-the-radar name to watch for Cleveland. He will likely be in consideration for offensive coordinator gigs around the league as well.

The second-round rookie didn’t see much action early in the year but took over as the team’s starting left tackle in Week 12. He has held down that job ever since. Pro Football Focus has him graded as a top-40 tackle this year. Theo Benedet took his spot in the lineup late in Saturday’s game. He will presumably start in the Divisional Round.

Edwards was carted to the locker room in the second quarter of Chicago’s stunning comeback victory over the Packers and did not return. He appeared in 10 games this year, logging 67 combined tackles, .5 sacks, and a pick-six. D’Marco Jackson took his spot in the lineup in the second half of Saturday’s game. Jackson has largely been a backup this year.

McManus missed two critical kicks; an extra-point that would have put the Packers up by 13 with two minutes left, and a field goal that would have extended the Green Bay lead to six. The 34-year-old made 24-of-30 field goals in 2025, but he went just 6-for-12 on kicks beyond 40 yards. He is signed through 2027, but there’s no guarantee that McManus will be back in Green Bay in 2026.

Musgrave wasn’t involved despite the Packers throwing 46 times in the loss, and the 2023 second-round pick finishes a disappointing campaign with another ineffective fantasy outing. He ended the year with just 24 catches for 252 yards, and even after Tucker Kraft went down with his ACL injury in Week 9, he didn’t he didn’t make an impact with zero touchdowns and just one game with over four catches. The 25-year-old is under contract for one more year, and there’s no reason to think he should be on radars when draft season begins.

Watson came very close to a second touchdown, but he fumbled into the end zone with the ball being recovered by Green Bay and placed on the one-yard line to set up another score. The product of North Dakota State didn’t have any success in the second half, and the Packers’ second-half collapse keeps the Bears from moving on. Watson’s season line of 35 catches for 611 yards with six touchdowns is more impressive when you consider he didn’t play until the end of October, and the wideout appeared to build up chemistry with Jordan Love towards the end of the campaign; even with a lot of mouths to feed in the Green Bay passing attack. He’s under contract for 2026, and he’ll begin the 2026 campaign in the low-end WR, high-end WR3 conversation.

Reed gave the Packers a 14-3 lead with an 18-yard connection with Jordan Love; one of four touchdowns for Love in the contest. He wasn’t a major factor after the trip to the end zone, and it ends a disappointing season for Green Bay and for Reed. He was limited to just seven games in the regular season, and after scoring in the opener, he didn’t find the end zone again until Saturday night. He has one more year left on his contract before becoming a free agent in 2027, and assuming Reed remains with Green Bay, he’s a pretty solid bounceback candidate for the coming campaign.

Golden’s touchdown was spectacular; a 23-yard pass that showed off his speed and ability to weave through traffic that gave the Packers a 27-16 lead with 6:36 remaining in the contest. The Bears would score the next 15 points, however, so Golden and Green Bay’s season has come to a close. The 2024 first-round pick disappointed for the majority of 2025, as he finished with just 29 receptions for 361 yards without a regular-season score, and he went above 60 yards just once before Saturday night. The talent is readily apparent, and while fantasy managers would be foolish to bank on it, it’d be anything but surprising if he broke out in 2026; especially if there’s some changes to the Green Bay receiving room.

On a night where Jordan Love spread the ball around to several wideouts, Doubs was still clearly his top target, and he was rewarded with a one-yard touchdown near the end of the first half that gave Green Bay a 21-3 lead. The 25-year-old ‘s season is over because the Packers fell apart in the second half, and he finished the 2025 campaign with 55 catches for 724 yards with six touchdowns. There were several clunkers for the wideout — the same is true for all Packers’ receivers in 2025 — but there were enough flashes to suggest he still has a bright future in this league. The question is where he’ll be playing in 2026, as he’ll be able to test free agency for the first time this winter.

Wilson was not involved in the Packers’ gameplan, nor was Chris Brooks who finished with one carry for 16 yards and a catch that went for 11. He wasn’t terribly efficient in his work in the regular season, either, finishing with a 4.0 YPC and 496 yards on his 125 attempts with 15 receptions for 99 for good measure. He’ll be an RFA this winter, and it’s likely he’ll just be a backup tailback whether he’s back with the Packers or joins a new club.