As they say, the best ability is availability. Aside from a brief concussion issue and a one-game suspension in 2024, Romeo Doubs has been extremely available for the Green Bay Packers over his four years.
Now, with his rookie deal expiring, the Packers have a decision to make about one of their most reliable pass-catchers over the past several years.
Doubs is coming off a 2025 campaign where he led Green Bay in targets (85), receptions (55), receiving yards (724), and was tied for the most receiving touchdowns with six. A lot of that was due to other pass-catchers not being available for large stretches of the season. But that’s been a trend in Green Bay, one Doubs has benefited from bucking.
Romeo Doubs is a reliable threat in the passing game and has a good rapport with quarterback Jordan Love. Doubs may not be a No. 1, alpha wide receiver, but he’s a damn good piece of the puzzle in Matt LaFleur’s offense. The continuity of having Doubs in this system, coupled with his consistent play, is a big plus for a Packers team that has inconsistency elsewhere on the roster.
Really, the only reasons not to re-sign Doubs have almost nothing to do with him as a player.
First, the wide receiver pool in free agency isn’t exactly brimming with stars. After George Pickens and Mike Evans, there’s Doubs and then the likes of Alec Pierce, Jauan Jennings, Rashid Shaheed, Deebo Samuel, and others. Doubs will be an appealing prospect for plenty of receiver-needy teams, and the Packers aren’t in a financial position to get into a bidding war.
Spotrac estimates Doubs’ market value at $12 million per year, with a projected four-year contract worth $48 million. What for Doubs would be a well-deserved contract is too rich for Green Bay’s blood.
Secondly, remember those numbers earlier about Doubs leading the team in targets, receptions, yards, and receiving touchdowns? They’re a bit skewed.
Tight end Tucker Kraft was on pace to be the team leader across the board in those categories before suffering a torn ACL. Kraft only played eight games and still had the same number of receiving touchdowns as Doubs, and Kraft averaged 61.1 yards per game compared to Doubs’ 45.3.
It’s a similar story with Christian Watson, who missed the first chunk of the season rehabbing a torn ACL. Watson played in just 10 games compared to 16 for Doubs, yet Watson averaged more yards per game and per reception, tied Doubs with six receiving touchdowns, and had just 113 fewer receiving yards.
Green Bay also showed its hand a bit last offseason by giving Watson a one-year extension and letting Doubs’ contract play out. Giving Doubs a new deal would harm Green Bay’s chances of dishing out an even larger extension to Watson, who was clearly the priority last offseason.
While some might say you can never have too many weapons, shouldn’t the Packers want more opportunities for Matthew Golden next year? Why else did they spend a first-round pick on him last April? His rookie campaign wasn’t overly inspiring, but that had little to do with Golden and a lot to do with Green Bay failing to involve him in the game plan on a near-weekly basis.
In that same 2025 draft, the Packers doubled down on another wide receiver in the third round in Savion Williams. Green Bay did this all while knowing the odds of keeping Doubs, Watson, Jayden Reed, and Dontayvion Wicks around for the long haul are unrealistic.
All those signs point to an Imminent exit for Doubs. With him, Green Bay’s offense is damn good. Without Doubs, it’s still a really good unit with untapped potential with Golden and Williams, plus Kraft returning from injury.
If money wins out, and it likely will, Romeo Doubs will be suiting up elsewhere in 2026. But if a compromise is possible, the Packers should entertain it.
