2006 first round pick A. J. Hawk
2006 first round pick A. J. Hawk

The Green Bay Packers joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1921, two years after their original founding by Curly Lambeau.[1] They participated in the first ever NFL draft in 1936 and selected Russ Letlow, a guard from the University of San Francisco. The team's most recent first-round selections were Quay Walker and Devonte Wyatt, both from Georgia in the 2022 NFL Draft. The Packers have selected the number one overall pick in the draft twice, choosing future Hall of Fame halfback Paul Hornung in 1957 and quarterback Randy Duncan in 1959. They have also selected the second overall pick three times and the third overall pick once. The team's eight selections from the University of Minnesota are the most chosen by the Packers from one university.

Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft officially known as "the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" but more commonly known as the NFL Draft. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, and the Super Bowl loser always picks 31st. Playoff teams will not pick before a non-playoff team when determining the initial draft order. So a division winner with a losing record would have a lower pick after a 10–6 team that didn't make the playoffs. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.[2]

Key

B Back K Kicker NT Nose tackle
C Center LB Linebacker FB Fullback
DB Defensive back P Punter HB Halfback
DE Defensive end QB Quarterback WR Wide receiver
DT Defensive tackle RB Running back G Guard
E End T Offensive tackle TE Tight end
^ Denotes player who has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
* Denotes player who has been inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
‡ Denotes player who has been elected as the NFL Most Valuable Player
! Denotes player who has been elected as the NFL Rookie of the year
# Denotes player who has been elected to a Pro Bowl/NFL or AFL All-Star Game[3]
Bold Denotes player who is currently active in the NFL

Player selections

2000 first round pick Bubba Franks
2000 first round pick Bubba Franks
2003 first round pick Nick Barnett
2003 first round pick Nick Barnett
2005 first round pick Aaron Rodgers
2005 first round pick Aaron Rodgers
Green Bay Packers first-round draft picks
Year Pick Player name Position College Notes
1936 7 Russ Letlow * # G San Francisco [d]
1937 9 Eddie Jankowski * # B Wisconsin
1938 7 Cecil Isbell * # B Purdue
1939 9 Larry Buhler B Minnesota
1940 9 Hal Van Every B Minnesota
1941 7 George Paskvan B Wisconsin
1942 9 Urban Odson T Minnesota
1943 8 Dick Wildung * # T Minnesota
1944 7 Merv Pregulman G Michigan
1945 11 Walt Schlinkman B Texas Tech
1946 6 Johnny Strzykalski # B Marquette
1947 6 Ernie Case B UCLA
1948 7 Earl Girard B Wisconsin
1949 5 Stan Heath B Nevada
1950 4 Clayton Tonnemaker # C Minnesota
1951 5 Bob Gain # T Minnesota
1952 4 Vito Parilli # QB Kentucky
1953 7 Al Carmichael HB USC
1954 3 Art Hunter # T Notre Dame
4 Veryl Switzer B Kansas State [e]
1955 5 Tom Bettis LB Purdue
1956 8 Jack Losch HB Miami(FL)
1957 1 Paul Hornung ^ * ‡ # HB Notre Dame [f]
4 Ron Kramer * # E Michigan
1958 3 Dan Currie * # LB Michigan State
1959 1 Randy Duncan QB Iowa
1960 5 Tom Moore # RB Vanderbilt
1961 12 Herb Adderley ^ * # CB Michigan State [c]
1962 14 Earl Gros RB LSU
1963 14 Dave Robinson ^ * # LB Penn State [c]
1964 13 Lloyd Voss DE Nebraska
1965 7 Donny Anderson * # RB Texas Tech [g]
1965 10 Larry Elkins WR Baylor
1966 9 Jim Grabowski RB Illinois [h]
13 Gale Gillingham * # G Minnesota
1967 9 Bob Hyland G Boston College [i]
25 Don Horn QB San Diego State
1968 5 Fred Carr * # LB UTEP [j]
26 Bill Lueck G Arizona
1969 12 Rich Moore DT Villanova
1970 2 Mike McCoy DT Notre Dame [k]
16 Rich McGeorge TE Elon
1971 9 John Brockington * ! # RB Ohio State [l]
1972 7 Willie Buchanon * ! # CB San Diego State [m]
11 Jerry Tagge QB Nebraska [n]
1973 21 Barry Smith WR Florida State
1974 12 Barty Smith RB Richmond
1975 No Pick [o]
1976 23 Mark Koncar T Colorado [p]
1977 9 Mike Butler DE Kansas
28 Ezra Johnson * # DE Morris Brown [q]
1978 6 James Lofton ^ * # WR Stanford [c]
26 John Anderson * LB Michigan [r]
1979 15 Eddie Lee Ivery RB Georgia Tech
1980 4 Bruce Clark # DT Penn State [s]
26 George Cumby LB Oklahoma
1981 6 Rich Campbell QB California
1982 22 Ron Hallstrom G Iowa [t]
1983 11 Tim Lewis CB Pittsburgh [u]
1984 12 Alphonso Carreker DE Florida State
1985 7 Ken Ruettgers T USC [v]
1986 No Pick [w]
1987 4 Brent Fullwood # RB Auburn
1988 7 Sterling Sharpe * # WR South Carolina
1989 2 Tony Mandarich T Michigan State
1990 18 Tony Bennett LB Mississippi [x]
19 Darrell Thompson RB Minnesota
1991 19 Vinnie Clark CB Ohio State [y]
1992 5 Terrell Buckley CB Florida State [z]
1993 15 Wayne Simmons LB Clemson
29 George Teague S Alabama [aa]
1994 16 Aaron Taylor G Notre Dame [bb]
1995 32 Craig Newsome CB Arizona State [cc]
1996 27 John Michels T USC
1997 30 Ross Verba G Iowa
1998 19 Vonnie Holliday DE North Carolina [dd]
1999 25 Antuan Edwards S Clemson
2000 14 Bubba Franks # TE Miami(FL)
2001 10 Jamal Reynolds DE Florida State [ee]
2002 20 Javon Walker # WR Florida State [ff]
2003 29 Nick Barnett LB Oregon State
2004 25 Ahmad Carroll CB Arkansas
2005 24 Aaron Rodgers ‡ # QB California
2006 5 A. J. Hawk # LB Ohio State
2007 16 Justin Harrell DT Tennessee
2008 No Pick [gg]
2009 9 B. J. Raji # DT Boston College
26 Clay Matthews III # LB USC [hh]
2010 23 Bryan Bulaga T Iowa
2011 32 Derek Sherrod T Mississippi State
2012 28 Nick Perry DE USC
2013 26 Datone Jones DE UCLA
2014 21 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix # S Alabama
2015 30 Damarious Randall S Arizona State
2016 27 Kenny Clark # NT UCLA
2017 No Pick [tj]
2018 18 Jaire Alexander # CB Louisville
2019 12 Rashan Gary DE Michigan
21 Darnell Savage S Maryland
2020 26 Jordan Love QB Utah State
2021 29 Eric Stokes CB Georgia
2022 22 Quay Walker ILB Georgia
28 Devonte Wyatt DL Georgia

Footnotes

  • u The Packers traded Bruce Clark to the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 11th pick of the 1983 first round.[20]
  • v The Buffalo Bills traded the 7th pick of the 1985 first round and a pick from the 1986 fourth round to the Packers for the 14th pick of the 1985 first round and a pick from the 1985 second round.[21]
  • w The San Diego Chargers traded Mossy Cade to the Packers for the 1986 first-round pick (Gerald Robinson) and a 1987 conditional fifth-round pick.[22]
  • x The Packers traded their 1989 second-round pick and their 1989 fifth-round pick to the Cleveland Browns for the 18th pick in the 1990 first round, Herman Fontenot, a 1989 third-round pick and a 1989 fifth-round pick.[23]
  • y The Packers traded the 8th pick of the 1991 first round to the Philadelphia Eagles for the 19th pick of the 1991 first round and a 1992 first-round pick.[24]
  • z The Atlanta Falcons traded Brett Favre to the Packers for the 1992 first-round pick they received from the Eagles in 1991 and a 1992 fourth-round pick.[25]
  • aa The Packers traded two 1993 second-round picks, their 1993 fourth-round pick, 1993 eighth-round pick to the Dallas Cowboys for the 29th pick of the first round and a 1993 fourth-round pick.[26]
  • bb The Miami Dolphins traded the 16th pick of the 1994 first round to the Packers for the 20th pick of the 1994 first round and a 1994 third-round pick.[27]
  • cc The Carolina Panthers traded the 32nd pick of the 1995 first round, a 1995 third-round pick, and a 1995 sixth-round pick to the Packers for a 1995 second-round pick and a 1995 sixth-round pick.[28]
  • dd The Miami Dolphins traded the 19th pick of the 1998 first round to Packers for the 29th pick of the 1998 first round and a 1998 second-round pick.[29]
  • ee The Packers traded Matt Hasselbeck, the 17th pick of the 2001 first round (Steve Hutchinson) and a 2001 seventh-round pick to the Seattle Seahawks for the 10th pick of the 2001 first round and a 2001 third-round pick.[30]
  • ff The Seattle Seahawks traded the 20th pick of the 2002 first round and a 2002 fifth-round pick to the Packers for a 2002 first-round pick (Jerramy Stevens) and a 2002 second-round pick.[31]
  • gg The Packers traded the 30th pick of the 2008 first round to the New York Jets for a 2008 second-round pick and a 2008 fourth-round pick.[32]
  • hh The Patriots traded the 26th pick of the 2009 first round and a fifth-round pick to the Packers for a 2009 second-round pick and two 2009 third-round picks.[33]
  • tj The Packers traded out of the first round of the 2017 NFL draft and selected cornerback Kevin King with the first pick of the second round.

References

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