\u2014 RAS.football (@MathBomb) April 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cObviously, I\u2019ve been described as a jack-of-all-trades for my college career,\u201d he told Windy City Gridiron<\/a> before the 2024 draft. \u201cI kind of do it all. I actually love playing special teams. At Tennessee, they like to push those things on the younger guys, so they get to play [more] this year.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I just want to be a contributor. That\u2019s my biggest thing. As long as we\u2019re winning, I don\u2019t care what my role is, but I\u2019m going to find some way to be a value (to) them. If they\u2019re going to pay me all that money, then I\u2019m going to be on the field doing some work for them in some type of way.\u201d<\/p>\n Castles worked out for the team last week but was not signed. Bringing him back now will give the Packers someone capable of contributing immediately with Family Night coming up on Friday and the start of the preseason looming next week.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I showed that I\u2019m a really good, versatile athlete that can do a lot of stuff at the tight end position,\u201d he said after Tennessee\u2019s pro day<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201c(NFL teams like) just the versatility,\u201d he added. \u201cI can play fullback. I can insert off the ball and run-blocking and running routes, so kind of just being a jack of all trades and being able to play (H-back), tight end positions.\u201d<\/p>\n Green Bay Packers player McCallan Castles (47) volunteers at Exceptional Equestrians late last season. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n As a senior at Tennessee in 2023, he caught 22 passes for 283 yards and five touchdowns. He opened his college career at Cal before transferring to UC Davis of the FCS ranks for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I’ve improved,\u201d he said via 247 Sports<\/a> before the Volunteers\u2019 bowl game in 2023. \u201cNight-and-day difference just in the run game alone. I’ve changed my body since I’ve gotten here and gained 20 pounds. Our tight ends coach (Alec Abein) is a former offensive-lineman guy, so he’s pretty solid in the run game.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then just being around talented guys and practicing against talented defensive guys, I’ve improved, like every day just being out here on the field with them. So, I think I’ve put good stuff on tape against SEC competition and have really developed myself, so hopefully I’ll get an opportunity after this is over.\u201d<\/p>\n He comes from an athletic family; his father participated in track and field at UC Riverside and his mom played basketball at Idaho State.<\/p>\n Depth Chart Obliterated by Injuries<\/p>\n Here\u2019s Josh Whyle, the rarest of the rare as a healthy Packers tight end. pic.twitter.com\/3PgazlEjKh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n As happens seemingly every season, one position group is crushed by injuries. For the Packers this year, it\u2019s at tight end, where they are a wreck.<\/p>\n Tucker Kraft has been practicing in his comeback from a torn ACL but hasn\u2019t taken part in any 11-on-11 reps. Luke Musgrave is out indefinitely with a neck injury.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that will work itself out but it\u2019s not going to be in the short term,\u201d coach Matt LaFleur said of Musgrave on July 31.<\/p>\n Things only got worse on Monday when Maryland, an intriguing pass-catching talent, did not practice and Lachey hobbled off the field. He was seen outside the locker room wearing a walking boot and on a scooter.<\/p>\n Of their seven tight ends on the 90-man roster, the new injuries left the Packers with only Josh Whyle, Dabney and Messiah Swinson.<\/p>\n As part of the same workout that Castles participated in last week, the Packers signed former Utah player Thomas Yassmin as their eighth tight end. The native Australian has not practiced; there is no estimated time of arrival to the United States.<\/p>\n I mentioned this yesterday, but I love training camp because of the unheralded players who make big-time plays. That’s what made today’s Packers Plays of the Day and Player of the Day so much fun to write. I hope you enjoy. \u2b07\ufe0fhttps:\/\/t.co\/hfo5x2ehL5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n What happened at Packers training camp?<\/p>\n A lot, obviously, with the pads on. <\/p>\n Here is everything you need to know about Practice 5\u20e3, including Trey Smack’s day, a position getting hit by injuries, Play and Player of the Day, big plays and a lot more. \u2b07\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/MmBqzi3JVv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Five winners and five losers from the first day in pads at Packers training camp. \u2b07\ufe0fhttps:\/\/t.co\/aRLKhA1spV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE DAILY PACKERS NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Green](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01kz5a5hngpc71ewkhzf.jpg\" "\\"Green")
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