Packers Add Veteran Guard Mekhi Becton to Active Roster
WHO:
packers.com - The Green Bay Packers signed offensive lineman Mekhi Becton Sr. to the active roster; General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transaction.
packers.com - Becton, 27, is a seventh-year player from the University of Louisville. He is listed at 6-foot-7 and 357 pounds.
packers.com - The Packers placed center/guard Jacob Monk on injured reserve.
packers.com - Becton played for the New York Jets from 2020–23, the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024, and the Los Angeles Chargers in 2025.
packers.com - The Jets selected Becton 11th overall in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He entered the draft after three college seasons at Louisville.
packers.com - Becton played right tackle and left tackle in college and was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection at left tackle.
packers.com - Packers veteran guards Laken Tomlinson and Kevin Zeitler were also added to the team; Tomlinson started the four games before the article, while Zeitler had not played for Green Bay.
WHAT:
packers.com - Becton appeared in 61 regular-season games, starting 59, and started all five postseason games in which he appeared. His career starts include 29 at guard and 30 at tackle.
packers.com - With the Jets, Becton started 30 games at tackle, including 13 as a rookie and 16 in 2023. He missed all but one game in 2021 and all of 2022 after separate major knee surgeries.
packers.com - Philadelphia moved Becton to guard. He won the starting right-guard job and started 19 games as the Eagles won the Super Bowl.
packers.com - In 2024, Becton was part of an Eagles offensive line that helped Saquon Barkley reach career highs of 345 carries, 2,005 rushing yards, and 13 rushing touchdowns; Barkley was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year.
packers.com - Becton played 15 games and made 14 starts at right guard for the Chargers, taking 72% of the team’s offensive snaps in a part-time rotation.
packers.com - Becton had surgery for a torn labrum after his Chargers release, according to media reports. Reports said he had played through the shoulder injury without knowing its extent and had lost weight from roughly 360 to 345 pounds.
WHERE:
packers.com - Becton joined Green Bay’s practice squad before being promoted to the Packers’ active roster.
packers.com - Becton played for the Jets in New York, the Eagles in Philadelphia, and the Chargers in Los Angeles.
packers.com - Becton faced the Packers twice while with Philadelphia: in the season opener in Brazil and in the NFC Wild Card playoff game.
WHEN:
packers.com - The Packers signed Becton to their practice squad on Sept. 28 and later promoted him to the active roster, nearly a month afterward.
packers.com - Becton played for the Jets during 2020–23, the Eagles in 2024, and the Chargers in 2025.
WHY:
packers.com - The Chargers released Becton in March in a cost-cutting move.
packers.com - The Packers placed Monk on injured reserve as part of the roster transactions accompanying Becton’s promotion.
HOW:
packers.com - Becton recorded a 5.1-second 40-yard dash at the scouting combine and was listed at 6-foot-7½ and 364 pounds when he entered the draft.
packers.com - Becton joined the active roster after being elevated from the Packers’ practice squad.
Heavy NFL - The report also described Green Bay’s move as a call-up from the practice squad and said the team was adding Becton after a loss.
The Green Bay Packers promoted offensive lineman Mekhi Becton from the practice squad to the active roster and placed center-guard Jacob Monk on injured reserve. Becton, 27, has appeared in 61 regular-season games and started 59, playing both tackle and guard; he started 19 games at right guard for Philadelphia during its Super Bowl-winning season. The 6-foot-7 veteran was drafted 11th overall by the New York Jets in 2020 and has also played for the Los Angeles Chargers.