Christian Watson (hamstring) joins WR Jake Hanson (elbow) and WR Randall Cobb (ankle) on the sidelines for Thursday's practice.

Related Players: Allen Lazard, Romeo Doubs, Amari Rodgers

Watson had been rotating in during Weeks 4 and 5 before missing last week's game, and it's trending toward that inevitability again. Sammy Watkins has been activated off IR and could be a go for Week 7, so targets could spread more spread out as the season continues, which is bad news for Allen Lazard.

The thought is that Allen Lazard will be listed as questionable for Week 1, which leaves a brief window of opportunity for him to see the field.

Related Players: Sammy Watkins, Romeo Doubs, Randall Cobb, Christian Watson

While Lazard missing time could mean a boost for any of the four wide receivers listed above, it may be even more likely that team veterans Robert Tonyan (TE) and Aaron Jones (RB) will get peppered with targets to kick off the season. Last season, the team ran 24 plays out of 21 personnel, but they may show that look a whole lot more with Tonyan, Jones, and A.J. Dillon if Lazard ends up missing one or more games.

Aaron Rodgers has called Allen Lazard a WR1 all year. If Lazard (ankle) can't go, then Sammy Watkins could be the No. 1 option.

Related players: Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Randall Cobb

Demovsky said Watkins seems ready and added this quote from him: "I’ve never been this sharp. Just to be this sharp, it feels good to go out there and play freely and play fast." It makes sense Watkins would be a top target with Watson and Doubs rookies and still earning trust.

Full participation: K Mason Crosby (right knee), LB Tipa Galeai (elbow), C Jake Hanson (shoulder), S Dallin Leavitt (shoulder), T Yosh Nijman (knee), WR Christian Watson (knee)

Related players: Allen Lazard, Romeo Doubs, Randall Cobb, Sammy Watkins

It's a good sign Watson will be able to go Week 1, especially with Lazard dealing with an injury and a bit of a question mark at this point. Doubs, Cobb and Watkins should also be involved.

In the most recent —of many— pieces on Romeo Doubs this preseason, teammates continue to praise the rookie's "blasé" attitude and ability to bounce back quickly from minor mistakes.

Related Players: Allen Lazard, Sammy Watkins, Randall Cobb, Christian Watson

While Sammy Watkins is probably the player who will lose his starting nomenclature with the continued improvement of Doubs, nothing is saying the rookie couldn't be a threat to the entire wide receiver room. The oft-mentioned downfall of rookies within the Packers' structure is how quarterback Aaron Rodgers doesn't trust them, but that doesn't seem to be the case with Doubs. Per the article, “Doubs has done a lot of really nice things, but I think the standard for him is not going to be maybe the standard for a normal rookie we’ve had here in the past — especially in the past four or five years — because he’s going to be expected to play based on his performance so far in camp,” Rodgers explained last week. “So we’ve got to hold him to a standard that I know he’s capable of reaching.”

Aaron Rodgers has said many times that expectations need to be “reasonable” for the rookie WRs.

Romeo Doubs, based on how well he’s played during camp, raised those expectations.

“The standard for him is not going to be the standard for a normal rookie we’ve had here in the past.”

Related players: Christian Watson

Doubs continues to earn high praise from Rodgers, something that's been going on for a while. While Doubs has had a bad drop or two, Rodgers seems willing to live with it based on the rest of his performance in camp, as well as his skillset. Now that Watson is back from injury, he should continue to climb our rankings as well. But for now, Doubs looks like the Packers rookie WR to own heading into the season.

Christian Watson made it through first-team drills well.

Related players: Romeo Doubs

Head coach Matt LaFleur said: “You could definitely feel his speed and size out there.” It's a good sign for Watson who is finally back and getting reps after missing valuable time. Right now, it's the rookie Doubs who we have higher in the rankings, but as long as Watson stays healthy and continues to run with the first team, keep a look out for him to possibly make a run up the rankings.

Romeo Doubs has seemingly passed every test the Packers have thrown at him.

Related players: Allen Lazard, Christian Watson, Randall Cobb, Sammy Watkins, Amari Rodgers

Demovsky said Doubs has passed tests in practice, the preseason opener and now joint practice vs. the Saints where he scored on a toe-tapping TD on an out from QB Aaron Rodgers. Given Doubs’ play in camp, he’s now the favorite to start in two- and three-receiver sets alongside Lazard. He is creeping up the rankings and is now worthy of a pick in the 12th or 13th round given the constant drumbeat of positive news.

Sammy Watkins (knee) is ready to return to practice.

Related Players: Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Amari Rodgers

A full training camp would bode well for the oft-injured veteran as he attempts to carve out a role on his fifth professional organization. He is still worth a later-round flier for now, but not much more until we have a more clear view of the Green Bay wide receiver usage.

Packers beat reporter Matt Schneidman has observed Romeo Doubs stringing together impressive plays in the opening week of camp.

Related Players: Sammy Watkins, Christian Watson, Amari Rodgers

As Christian Watson and Sammy Watkins continue to nurse hamstring and knee injuries, it opens the door for the rest of the depth chart to rotate in, and it would seem that fourth-rounder Doubs is making the most of his time on the field. It's not farfetched to think that Doubs and fellow rookie Christian Watson could cut out a large role with —or ahead of— Allen Lazard and soon-to-be 32-year-old Randall Cobb. Aaron Rodgers' trust issues be damned.