Packers Total Access: 🔎 Who Will Miss Training Camp Tucker Kraft, Javon Hargrave or Aaron Banks?

Packers Total Access: 🔎 Who Will Miss Training Camp? Tucker Kraft, Javon Hargrave or Aaron Banks? The answer just dropped two hours ago — and it is all three of them! The Green Bay Packers officially placed tight end Tucker Kraft, tight end Luke Musgrave, left guard Aaron Banks, defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, and cornerback Kamal Hadden on the physically unable to perform list — with running back Chris Brooks simultaneously placed on the non-football injury list — delivering the most alarming and roster-shaking injury transaction wire of the entire 2026 offseason at 1265 Lombardi Avenue. While Tucker Kraft's inclusion on the PUP list was expected given his ACL recovery timeline, Aaron Banks' appearance was the most disappointing and surprising name on the list — a player who was fully expected to enter the 2026 season healthy after dealing with nagging injuries throughout his debut season on a four-year, $77 million free agent contract — and the combination of Banks, Hargrave, and Kraft all missing the start of training camp creates the most significant depth chart crisis the "Gute Blueprint" has faced since the Micah Parsons ACL announcement last December. With Parsons himself set to be placed on PUP before Wednesday's first practice, the Green Bay Packers are opening training camp with more critical starters sidelined than at any point in the Matt LaFleur era — and Packers Nation deserves a complete, honest breakdown of exactly what it all means heading into the high-stakes 2026 NFL season. In this complete training camp PUP list breakdown and roster impact evaluation, we dive into: Tucker Kraft — The Expected but Critical Absence: Kraft was placed on PUP as he completes his comeback from the torn ACL he sustained in Week 9 against Carolina on November 2nd — but he told reporters directly: "Starting camp on the PUP and coming off camp, my anticipation is — they don't really want us talking about our injuries and stuff — but with how I feel, I would say I'm going to get all the conditioning I need in camp to start Week 1 on no pitch count." The good news is that players placed on PUP before training camp can be activated for the season opener — meaning Kraft's Week 1 target remains fully alive and the tight end room crisis has a clear resolution date on the horizon. Aaron Banks — The Shocking and Costly Surprise: Banks signed a four-year, $77 million deal with the Packers in last year's free agency — and so far, he has not lived up to the money, missing two games due to injuries in 2025 and playing less than half the snaps in two other games despite being a full participant during OTAs. His appearance on the PUP list is the single most alarming development of the entire transaction wire — because it means Jager Burton's grip on the left guard starting role just got significantly tighter, and the offensive line continuity that Matt LaFleur's Year 1 offensive reset is built around is now under genuine threat before a single padded practice has been played. Javon Hargrave — The Interior Defense Alarm Bell: Hargrave signed a two-year, $23 million contract with the Packers after the Minnesota Vikings cut him loose for salary cap savings — and his absence from training camp alongside Devonte Wyatt's recovery from a fractured fibula and torn ankle ligament means Jonathan Gannon's interior defensive line is starting camp without both of its highest-paid pieces. The $130 million player cost increase that produced the Packers' first operating loss since 1990 is sitting on the PUP list right now — and how quickly Hargrave and Wyatt return to full practice will be the single most important health story of the entire training camp. Luke Musgrave and the Tight End Room Crisis: With Kraft on the sideline to start camp, Musgrave would have had a golden opportunity to re-establish himself in hopes of gaining an expanded role this season — but his own PUP placement means Josh Whyle, Messiah Swinson, and undrafted rookie R.J. Maryland are the only tight ends available for the Packers' opening training camp practices, creating the most alarming position group depth crisis on the entire roster and forcing Matt LaFleur's offense to open camp without a single proven tight end on the field. The Full Roster Picture and What Comes Next: The silver lining in an otherwise alarming transaction wire is that Devonte Wyatt and right tackle Zach Tom both avoided the PUP list entirely — with the Packers' three-year, $57 million Wyatt extension last week signaling genuine organizational confidence in his health — and all five players placed on PUP before camp are eligible to return before the season opener on September 13th at Minnesota. The next 34 days of training camp and preseason will determine whether the Green Bay Packers enter the high-stakes 2026 NFL season with a fully loaded championship-caliber roster — or whether the injury carnage that defined 2025 is following this team into the most important season of the Jordan Love era. 📢 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Packers Total Access is your #1 source for Green Bay Packers football on YouTube. We bring you daily Packers news, injury updates, trade rumors, and comprehensive NFL coverage. Our mission is simple: Total coverage of the Green and Gold 365 days a year. We cover the entire roster, from stars like Jordan Love and Josh Jacobs to the rising rookies making an impact. Whether you are looking for breakdown videos, Packers highlights analysis, or updates on the Bears, Vikings, and Lions rivalries, you'll find it here. 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