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Gesky, whose signing was reported by Tom Silverstein, had a “30” visit with the Packers after a superb workout that included a 5.03 in the 40 and excellent results in the jumps.
“I wanted to obviously show how fast I am here, so I’m a little bit lighter now. I’m able to move," Gesky told 247’s Illini Inquirer. “I’m able to show I can play at 308, I’m able to play at 330. Whatever teams need me at, I’m going to be able to go out there and show them I can do it.”
In four seasons at Illinois, he played 2,200 snaps, according to Pro Football Focus. Almost all of them came at left guard. He allowed only one sack in 2025.
Why he’ll make it: Because he’s a big, athletic, experienced player joining an offensive line without a lot of proven depth.
NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported the signing of Sturdivant, who caught 150 passes for 2,073 yards and 16 touchdowns at Cal (2022), UCLA (2023 and 2024) and Florida (2025).
He caught 65 passes for 755 yards and seven touchdowns for Cal in 2022 but never got close to that production the rest of the way. As a fifth-year senior, he caught 27 passes for 406 yards (15.0 average) and three touchdowns. PFF charged him with only one drop.
A big fan of Davante Adams, he had a good week at the East-West Shrine Bowl.
“I wanted to prove I can do everything they need me to do as a player,” he told NFL On SI’s Justin Melo. “I wanted to prove I’m not just a ‘big slot’ or anything like that. I am not a one-dimensional wide receiver.
“I went to the East-West Shrine Bowl with the intention of winning short, intermediate, and long routes, to win on the inside [as a slot] and on the outside, as well. I wanted to block in the run game as well and play on special teams, too.”
Why he’ll make it: If you’re going to take a flier on a receiver, it might as well be on a prospect like Sturdivant. At 6-foot-2 7/8 and 207 pounds, he ran his 40 in 4.40 seconds. The Packers didn’t draft a receiver, making Sturdivant their biggest investment.