Packers roster moves (week 6)

Updated: Oct. 17, 7:55 p.m

The Green Bay Packers signed TE Dominique Dafney to the practice squad.

The transaction was announced Monday by Brian Gutekunst, the Packers general manager.­­­

Dafney (6-foot-2, 243 pounds) is a rookie out of Indiana State who spent a brief time in the training camp of the Indianapolis Colts this past August.

He started his college career at Iowa Western Community College (2016) before transferring to the University of Iowa for two seasons (2017-18) and then played one year at Indiana State (2019).

Last season, Dafney ranked No. 2 on the team with 439 yards rushing after carrying the ball during the final four games of the season out of the Wildcat package. For the season, he scored seven touchdowns (six rushing and one receiving) and was named second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference at fullback and to the MVFC All-Newcomer team.

Dafney will wear No. 49 for the Packers.

Packers announce roster moves

The Packers placed TE Josiah Deguara on injured reserve, placed C Jake Hanson on injured reserve–practice squad and signed WR Kalija Lipscomb to the practice squad.

The transactions were announced Tuesday by Gutekunst.

Lipscomb (6-0, 205) is a rookie out of Vanderbilt that was originally signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted rookie free agent this past April and spent the first three weeks of the season on the Chiefs’ practice squad.

He appeared in 48 games with 25 starts in college, finishing No. 8 in school history with 2,356 career receiving yards, No. 5 with 198 receptions and No. 2 with 22 TD catches.

Lipscomb will wear No. 18 for the Packers.

Packers activate WR St. Brown

The Packers activated WR Equanimeous St. Brown from reserve/injured; designated for return.

The transaction was announced Saturday by Gutekunst.