Packers Public Relations Lambeau Field Atrium 1265 Lombardi Avenue Green Bay, WI 54304 920/569-7500 920/569-7201 fax Jason Wahlers, Aaron Popkey, Sarah Quick, Tom Fanning, Nate LoCascio VOL. XVII; NO. 1 GREEN BAY ENTERS THE DRAFT WITH NINE SELECTIONS This weekend, the Green Bay Packers will welcome another rookie class to their roster through the NFL Draft, held April 30-May 2 at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago. Armed with seven of their own selections plus two compensatory picks the Packers will have plenty of opportunities to add more talent and depth to their roster. All picks are eligible to be traded except for the compensatory choices. Green Bay enters the draft with a pick in every round, including three selections in the sixth round. For the third straight year, the event will begin in prime time on Thursday night, with Round 1 on April 30 beginning at 7 p.m. CT. Rounds 2-3 also will be held in prime time, beginning on Friday, May 1, at 6 p.m. CT. Rounds 4-7 will complete the draft on Saturday, May 2, starting at 11 a.m. CT. Teams will have 10 minutes in between selections in the first round and seven minutes between each choice for Round 2. Rounds 3-6 will allow up to five minutes in between picks and Round 7 will allow four minutes. All compensatory selections in Rounds 3-7 will be four minutes each. A look at where Green Bay currently stands in the draft order: Round Round # Overall # 1 30 30 2 30 62 3 30 94 4 30 129 5 30 166 6 30 206 6 34 210 (comp.) 6 37 213 (comp.) 7 30 247 THOMPSON LEADS PACKERS INTO ANOTHER DRAFT GM Ted Thompson enters his 11th draft with the Packers, and he has long viewed the draft as the most important aspect of player acquisition. Thompson entered his first draft with Green Bay in 2005 armed with seven picks. Through draft-day trades, he wound up with 11 selections, highlighted by a pair of Pro Bowlers in QB Aaron Rodgers (first round) and S Nick Collins (second). In 2006, Thompson began draft day with seven selections, this time turning those seven picks into 12. The class included another pair of Pro Bowlers in LB A.J. Hawk (first) and WR Greg Jennings (second). In 2007, Thompson again used draft-day trades to acquire more selections and increase the competition for roster spots. That class included significant contributors such as WR James Jones (third), LB Desmond Bishop and K Mason Crosby (consecutive picks in the sixth round). That strategy was also implemented in 2008, as Thompson turned eight choices into 10 draft picks (nine players and a future pick). Selections such as Pro Bowl WR Jordy Nelson (second), TE Jermichael Finley (third) and Pro Bowl G Josh Sitton (fourth) made a significant impact. In 2009, the Packers entered the draft with nine selections but made one 2015 NFL DRAFT PREVIEW of the most dramatic moves over the course of the weekend when they traded back into the first round. After selecting DT B.J. Raji with the No. 9 pick, Thompson moved back into the first round to select LB Clay Matthews at No. 26. Though the Packers surrendered a second-round pick and two third-round choices to New England for the opportunity to draft Matthews plus a fifth-round pick, the Southern California linebacker has proven to be well worth it, earning the five selections to the Pro Bowl in his first six years. He passed Bill Forester (1959-62) for the most selections for a Packers linebacker. In 2010, Green Bay selected T Bryan Bulaga in the first round at No. 23. He started 33 games from 2010-12 and 15 of 16 last season after missing 2013 due to injury. Thompson moved up in the third round to select S Morgan Burnett (No. 71 overall), who has started 60 contests over the past four seasons. Seven of the 10 players in the 2011 draft class went on to appear in a game for Green Bay in their first season, highlighted by WR Randall Cobb (second round), who was named to the All-Rookie Team by Pro Football Weekly/PFWA as a kickoff returner and earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl this past season. The Packers entered the 2012 NFL Draft with 12 picks and traded up three times, highlighted by a second-round selection obtained from New England in exchange for the Packers' third-round choice and their fifthround pick. Green Bay used the second-round pick to select CB Casey Hayward, who led all NFL rookies with six INTs in 2012 and became the first Packers CB to be named to the All-Rookie Team by Pro Football Weekly/PFWA since the team was first selected in 1974. In 2013, Thompson entered the draft with eight choices and turned that into 11 picks through draft-day trades, highlighted by RB Eddie Lacy (second), who was named the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year by The Associated Press, and T David Bakhtiari (fourth), who became the first Green Bay rookie to start every game at LT since the league went to a 16-game slate in 1978. In last year's draft, Thompson used four of his first six picks to draft players who all made starts as rookies: S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (10), WR Davante Adams (11), TE Richard Rodgers (five) and C Corey Linsley (16). Today s roster consists of 64 players, with 33 being drafted by Thompson. Of the 21 players to start 10 or more games for the Packers in 2014, 18 of them were drafted by Thompson. 2015 NFL DRAFT NOTES 80th Annual NFL Player Selection Meeting, Chicago 256 total picks, including 32 compensatory choices awarded to 14 teams Thursday, April 30, 7 p.m. CT Time Limits Round 1 (3:39 in 2014) Round 1: 10 minutes Round 2: Seven minutes Friday, May 1, 6 p.m. CT Rounds 3-6: Five minutes* Rounds 2 & 3 (4:12 in 2014) Round 7: Four minutes* Saturday, May 2, 11 a.m. CT Television coverage Rounds 4-7 (7:04 in 2014) NFL Network, ESPN/ESPN2 Rounds 4-7 (7:04 in 2014) Internet coverage Packers.com, NFL.com *all compensatory selections in rounds 3-7 will be four minutes each
A LOOK INTO THE DRAFT ROOM General Manager Ted Thompson heads up the football operations, and he and Green Bay s coaches are well known to Packers fans. But working with Thompson is a talented and experienced football operations staff. Members of the personnel staff have spent months, if not years with some prospects, studying for the 2015 NFL Draft. They visit schools throughout the season, attending practices, dozens of games and pro days in the spring. In each area, they have formed relationships with high school and college coaches, trying to get a better idea of who the person is, not just the football prospect. Working closely with Thompson year round is Director of Player Personnel Eliot Wolf (12th NFL season), Director of College Scouting Brian Gutekunst (17th NFL season), Senior Personnel Executive Alonzo Highsmith (17th NFL season), West Regional Scout Sam Seale (20th NFL season) and Assistant Director of Pro Personnel Tim Terry (12th NFL season). Members of the scouting department include area scouts Lee Gissendaner (18th NFL season), Jon-Eric Sullivan (12th NFL season), John Wojciechowski (20th NFL season) and Richmond Williams (eighth NFL season), pro scouts Chad Brinker (sixth NFL season) and Glenn Cook (fifth NFL season), college scouts Mike Owen (fourth NFL season) and Alonzo Dotson (third NFL season), scouting assistant Charles Walls (third NFL season) and college scouting coordinator Danny Mock (28th NFL season). ANALYZING THE PICKS UNDER THOMPSON Total Picks: 96 Offense: 51 Defense: 44 Specialists: 1 POSITION-BY-POSITION Quarterback (5): Aaron Rodgers (2005-1), Ingle Martin (2006-5a), Brian Brohm (2008-2b), Matt Flynn (2008-7a), B.J. Coleman (2012-7b) Running Back (6): Brandon Jackson (2007-2), DeShawn Wynn (2007-7a), James Starks (2010-6), Alex Green (2011-3), Eddie Lacy (2013-2), Johnathan Franklin (2013-4c) Fullback (2): Korey Hall (2007-6a), Quinn Johnson (2009-5a) Tight End (6): Clark Harris (2007-7), Jermichael Finley (2008-3), Andrew Quarless (2010-5a), D.J. Williams (2011-5), Ryan Taylor (2011-7a), Richard Rodgers (2014-3b) Wide Receiver (14): Terrence Murphy (2005-2b), Craig Bragg (2005-6b), Greg Jennings (2006-2b), Cory Rodgers (2006-4a), James Jones (2007-3a), David Clowney (2007-5), Jordy Nelson (2008-2a), Brett Swain (2008-7b), Randall Cobb (2011-2), Charles Johnson (2013-7a), Kevin Dorsey (2013-7b), Davante Adams (2014-2), Jared Abbrederis (2014-5b), Jeff Janis (2014-7) Tackle (10): Tony Moll (2006-5b), Breno Giacomini (2008-5), T.J. Lang (2009-4), Jamon Meredith (2009-5b), Bryan Bulaga (2010-1), Marshall Newhouse (2010-5b), Derek Sherrod (2011-1), Andrew Datko (2012-7a), David Bakhtiari (2013-4a), JC Tretter (2013-4b) Guard (6): William Whitticker (2005-7b), Daryn Colledge (2006-2a), Jason Spitz (2006-3b), Allen Barbre (2007-4), Josh Sitton (2008-4b), Caleb Schlauderaff (2011-6a) Center (2): Junius Coston (2005-5a), Corey Linsley (2014-5a) Defensive End (11): Michael Montgomery (2005-6a), Dave Tollefson (2006-7), Jeremy Thompson (2008-4a), Jarius Wynn (2009-6a), Mike Neal (2010-2), C.J. Wilson (2010-7), Lawrence Guy (2011-7b), Jerel Worthy (2012-2a), Datone Jones (2013-1), Josh Boyd (2013-5b), Khyri Thornton (2014-3a) Defensive Tackle (4): Johnny Jolly (2006-6a), Justin Harrell (2007-1), B.J. Raji (2009-1a), Mike Daniels (2012-4a) Linebacker (14): Brady Poppinga (2005-4b), Kurt Campbell (2005-7a), A.J. Hawk (2006-1), Abdul Hodge (2006-3a), Desmond Bishop (2007-6b), Clay Matthews (2009-1b), Brad Jones (2009-7), D.J. Smith (2011-6b), Ricky Elmore (2011-6c), Nick Perry (2012-1), Terrell Manning (2012-5), Nate Palmer (2013-6), Sam Barrington (2013-7c), Carl Bradford (2014-4) Cornerback (8): Mike Hawkins (2005-5b), Will Blackmon (2006-4b), Pat Lee (2008-2c), Brandon Underwood (2009-6b), Davon House (2011-4), Casey Hayward (2012-2b), Micah Hyde (2013-5a), Demetri Goodson (2014-6) Safety (7): Nick Collins (2005-2a), Marviel Underwood (2005-4a), Tyrone Culver (2006-6b), Aaron Rouse (2007-3b), Morgan Burnett (2010-3), Jerron McMillian (2012-4b), Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (2014-1) Kicker (1): Mason Crosby (2007-6c) DRAFT PICKS BY SCHOOL Where have the 96 Packers draft picks gone to school? Note: BCS schools are those in the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC. BCS: 64 Iowa 4, California 3, Colorado 3, Louisville 3, Texas A&M 3, UCLA 3, Alabama 2, Arizona State 2, Boston College 2, LSU 2, Michigan State 2, Mississippi State 2, Ohio State 2, Southern California 2, Virginia Tech 2, Arizona, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Cincinnati, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, South Carolina, South Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Wisconsin Non-BCS: 32 Boise State 2, Fresno State 2, San Diego State 2, Texas Christian 2, Albany, Appalachian State, Bethune-Cookman, Brigham Young, Buffalo, Central Florida, Cornell, East Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Furman, Grand Valley State, Hawaii, Illinois State, Maine, Missouri Southern State, Nevada, New Mexico State, North Carolina A&T, Northwest Missouri State, Saginaw Valley State, San Jose State, Southern Mississippi, Tennessee- Chattanooga, Western Michigan *BCS/non-BCS is based on school s conference at time of player s graduation ROUND-BY-ROUND First Round (10): Linebacker (3), defensive tackle (2), tackle (2), defensive end, quarterback, safety Second Round (14): Wide receiver (5), cornerback (2), defensive end (2), running back (2), guard, quarterback, safety Third Round (9): Safety (2), tight end (2), defensive end, guard, linebacker, running back, wide receiver Fourth Round (15): Tackle (3), cornerback (2), guard (2), linebacker (2), safety (2), defensive end, defensive tackle, running back, wide receiver Fifth Round (16): Tackle (4), cornerback (2), tight end (2), wide receiver (2), center, defensive end, fullback, guard, linebacker, quarterback Sixth Round (15): Linebacker (4), cornerback (2), defensive end (2), defensive tackle, fullback, guard, kicker, running back, safety, wide receiver Seventh Round (17): Wide receiver (4), defensive end (3), linebacker (3), quarterback (2), tight end (2), guard, running back, tackle 2
DRAFT HEADQUARTERS AT PACKERS.COM For Packers fans, the team s official website is the best source for up-tothe-minute information on draft weekend and the only place to see live press conferences from Lambeau Field in their entirety, in addition to an exclusive sneak peek into the Packers Draft Room. In a special weekend feature, Packers.com will provide biographical information on each Packers pick as it happens, with additional coverage by the Packers.com writers. Packers.com is the only place to see press conferences in their entirety, featuring General Manager Ted Thompson, Head Coach Mike McCarthy, assistant coaches and members of the personnel and scouting staff. All press conferences on the site will be carried live and also posted for later viewing. Packers.com also is pleased to provide an exclusive peek into the Packers Draft Room with the 2015 Draft Cam. This unique, behind-thescenes camera will provide updated images every minute during the draft. Fans can watch the draft unfold as it happens on NFL.com, which will stream NFL Network s live telecast and have instant pick-by-pick analysis from the NFL.com team, as well as an up-to-the-minute draft tracker for all seven rounds. Follow the Packers on Twitter (@packers) and become a fan on Facebook for live updates from Lambeau Field throughout the three days of the 2015 NFL Draft. Watch exclusive behind-the-scenes videos with insight from Packers. com s writers. WHO HAS BEEN THERE AT NO. 30? With its 12-4 record and a loss in the NFC Championship Game, Green Bay will have the No. 30 selection in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. So when was the last time the Packers chose at No. 30? It was 2008, when Green Bay traded the pick to the New York Jets for the 36th pick (WR Jordy Nelson) and a fourth-round pick the Packers later traded to the Jets. The last time Green Bay selected a player 30th overall was in 1997, T Ross Verba. Here is a look at the players selected at No. 30 in the first round over the past 10 drafts (2005-14): Year Team Player 2014 San Francisco S Jimmie Ward 2013 St. Louis LB Alec Ogletree 2012 San Francisco WR A.J. Jenkins 2011 N.Y. Jets DT Muhammad Wilkerson 2010 Detroit RB Jahvid Best 2009 Tennessee WR Kenny Britt 2008 N.Y. Jets TE Dustin Keller 2007 San Diego WR Craig Davis 2006 Indianapolis RB Joseph Addai 2005 Pittsburgh TE Heath Miller While first-round choices certainly can be the cornerstone of a franchise, as Thompson has shown with Pro Bowl selections Aaron Rodgers (2005), A.J. Hawk (2006), Clay Matthews (2009) and DT B.J. Raji (2009), second-round selections can prove to be just as valuable. WRs Jordy Nelson (2008) and Randall Cobb (2011) were both picked in the second and became the first duo in NFL history to both have 90-plus receptions, 1,200-plus yards and 12-plus touchdown receptions in the same regular season. Other second-round picks included CB Casey Hayward (2012), who became the first CB in franchise history (since 1967) to be named to the All-Rookie Team by Pro Football Weekly/ PFWA, and RB Eddie Lacy (2013), who was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year by The Associated Press and earned a Pro Bowl selection that season. Lacy is the only Packer to post 1,000-plus rushing yards and 10-plus total touchdowns in both of his first two seasons. With 22 starters and a 53-man roster, selections in the third round often turn into significant contributors for a team. WR James Jones (2007), TE Jermichael Finley (2008), S Morgan Burnett (2010) and TE Richard Rodgers (2014) were all third-round choices under Thompson. The fourth and fifth rounds have also been a spot the Packers have found starters. Of the Packers five starters on the 2014 offensive line, four were drafted in the fourth or fifth round: G Josh Sitton (2008/ fourth round), G T.J. Lang (2009/fourth round), T David Bakhtiari (2013/fourth round) and C Corey Linsley (2014/fifth round). A mainstay on the Packers defensive line over the last couple seasons, DT Mike Daniels (2012), was also drafted in the fifth round. Green Bay has also found key contributotors on both sides of the ball in the fourth and fifth rounds: C/G JC Tretter (2013/fourth) DB Micah Hyde (2013/fifth), DE Josh Boyd (2013/fifth) and TE Andrew Quarless (2010/fifth). Green Bay has received contributions from several late-round picks during Thompson s tenure, including DT Johnny Jolly (2006/sixth round), LB Desmond Bishop (2007/sixth round), K Mason Crosby (2007/sixth), QB Matt Flynn (2008/seventh), LB Brad Jones (2009/ seventh), RB James Starks (2010/sixth), DE C.J. Wilson (2010/ seventh) and LB Sam Barrington (2013/seventh). PRESEASON Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Thu., Aug. 13 at New England Patriots.......... 6:30 p.m. Packers TV Sun., Aug. 23 at Pittsburgh Steelers............... 7 p.m. Packers TV Sat., Aug. 29 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (Gold Pkg.)... 7 p.m. Packers TV (Midwest Shrine Game) Thu., Sept. 3 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS............. 6 p.m. Packers TV (Bishop s Charities Game) All Packers preseason games will also appear on Telemundo Wisconsin REGULAR SEASON Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Sun., Sept. 13 at Chicago Bears.................. 12 p.m. FOX Sun., Sept. 20 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS............ 7:30 p.m. NBC Mon., Sept. 28 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (Gold Pkg.).. 7:30 p.m. ESPN Sun., Oct. 4 at San Francisco 49ers........... 3:25 p.m. FOX Sun., Oct. 11 ST. LOUIS RAMS................ *12 p.m. CBS Sun., Oct. 18 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS......... *3:25 p.m. CBS Sun., Oct. 25 BYE Sun., Nov. 1 at Denver Broncos.............. *7:30 p.m. NBC Sun., Nov. 8 at Carolina Panthers.............. *12 p.m. FOX Sun., Nov. 15 DETROIT LIONS (Gold Pkg.)........ *12 p.m. FOX Sun., Nov. 22 at Minnesota Vikings.............. *12 p.m. FOX Thu., Nov. 26 CHICAGO BEARS................ 7:30 p.m. NBC Thu., Dec. 3 at Detroit Lions................. 7:25 p.m. CBS/NFLN Sun., Dec. 13 DALLAS COWBOYS............. *3:25 p.m. FOX Sun., Dec. 20 at Oakland Raiders............. *3:05 p.m. FOX Sun., Dec. 27 at Arizona Cardinals............. *3:25 p.m. FOX Sun., Jan. 3 MINNESOTA VIKINGS............. *12 p.m. FOX * Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling NFL POSTSEASON DATES Jan. 9-10... AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs Jan. 16-17...AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs Jan. 24...AFC and NFC Championship Games Jan. 31...Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii Feb. 7...Super Bowl 50, Levi s Stadium, Santa Clara, California 33
2015 DRAFT ORDER - FIRST ROUND Pick Team 1. Tampa Bay 2. Tennessee 3. Jacksonville 4. Oakland 5. Washington 6. New York Jets 7. Chicago 8. Atlanta 9. New York Giants 10. St. Louis 11. Minnesota 12. Cleveland 13. New Orleans 14. Miami 15. San Francisco 16. Houston 17. San Diego 18. Kansas City 19. Cleveland (from Buffalo) 20. Philadelphia 21. Cincinnati 22. Pittsburgh 23. Detroit 24. Arizona 25. Carolina 26. Baltimore 27. Dallas 28. Denver 29. Indianapolis 30. Green Bay 31. New Orleans (from Seattle) 32. New England TOTAL SELECTIONS IN 2015 NFL DRAFT Picks Team 11 Seattle 10 Baltimore, Cleveland, Denver, Houston, Kansas City 9 Carolina, Cincinnati, Green Bay, Indianapolis, New England, New Orleans, San Francisco 8 Arizona, Atlanta, N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay 7 Dallas, Jacksonville, Minnesota, Oakland Tennessee, Washington 6 Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, N.Y. Jets, San Diego, St. Louis 2015 SCHEDULE RELEASED The Green Bay Packers 95th NFL regular-season schedule highlighted by the Thanksgiving night game at Lambeau Field against the Chicago Bears, the first home Thanksgiving game since 1923, and four other primetime contests (subject to flexible scheduling) was released April 21 by the National Football League. Green Bay s schedule includes seven games against 2014 playoff teams. Three of those games (Dallas, Detroit, Seattle) will be at Lambeau Field, while four (Arizona, Carolina, Denver, Detroit) will come on the road. The Packers have three scheduled prime-time contests at home (Seattle on Sunday night in Week 2, Kansas City on Monday Night Football in Week 3, Chicago on Thanksgiving night in Week 12) and two on the road (Denver on Sunday night in Week 8, Detroit on Thursday night in Week 13). Green Bay will appear on MNF for the 23rd consecutive season (1993-2015), the second-longest streak behind the Broncos 24 seasons (1992-2015). Green Bay has 13 games on Sunday, two on Thursday and one on Monday. The Packers bye arrives in Week 7, the first time they have had their open date that week since 2007. The Packers will kick off their season on the road for the third consecutive year. Green Bay will travel to Chicago, opening the season at the Bears for the first time since 1981 and on the road against a division opponent for the first time since playing at Detroit in 2005. After primetime games in Weeks 2 and 3, Green Bay plays at San Francisco in Week 4, the fifth time the Packers and 49ers will meet in the regular or postseason since 2012. Green Bay returns home prior to the Week 7 bye, taking on the St. Louis Rams in Week 5, and hosting the San Diego Chargers for the first time since 2007 and only the fifth time overall in Week 6. After the bye the Packers travel to play the Broncos in Denver for the first time on a Sunday night and then stay on the road to play Carolina in Week 9. The Packers have won six of the last eight meetings versus the Panthers, including a 38-17 victory last season at Lambeau Field. The second half of the regular season will see Green Bay face division opponents in four consecutive weeks. The Packers will face the Lions at home in Week 10, travel to play Minnesota in Week 11, come home to play the Bears on Thanksgiving in Week 12 and play at Detroit in another Thursday night game in Week 13. It will be the first time Green Bay has played division opponents in four consecutive weeks since 2000 (Weeks 14-17) and the first time the Packers have played on consecutive Thursdays since 2007 (Weeks 12-13). The Packers final four regular-season games will be bookended by two home contests, starting with Dallas returning to Green Bay in Week 14. Including the postseason, the Packers have won four consecutive games against the Cowboys. In Weeks 15-16, Green Bay travels west to play the Oakland Raiders and Arizona Cardinals. The Packers have won six consecutive games against the Raiders, including two on the road, and seven of the last eight regular-season matchups against the Cardinals, including each of the past three. Green Bay will host the Vikings at Lambeau to close out the regular season, marking the sixth time the two have met in the regular-season finale. It will be only the second time the Vikings have played at Green Bay to close out the regular season (1996). 4
2005 April 23-24, 2005 Drafted alternately 24th-26th-25th 1 AARON RODGERS, QB, California.......... 24 2a NICK COLLINS, S/CB, Bethune-Cookman.... 51 (from New Orleans Saints in Mike McKenzie trade) 2b TERRENCE MURPHY, WR/KR, Texas A&M... 58 3 (to Carolina Panthers in draft-day trade).............89 4a MARVIEL UNDERWOOD, S, San Diego State 115 (from Carolina Panthers in draft-day trade) 4b BRADY POPPINGA, LB, Brigham Young.... 125 4 (to Philadelphia Eagles in draft-day trade)...........126 (originally obtained from Carolina in draft-day trade) 5a JUNIUS COSTON, C, North Carolina A&T... 143 (from Oakland Raiders for Marques Anderson) 5 (to Kansas City Chiefs for R-Kal Truluck)...........152 5b MIKE HAWKINS, CB, Oklahoma........... 167 6 (to New England Patriots in draft-day trade).........175 (originally obtained from Philadelphia in draft-day trade) 6a MICHAEL MONTGOMERY, DE, Texas A&M.. 180 (from Oakland Raiders for Marques Anderson) 6b CRAIG BRAGG, WR, UCLA.......................195 6 (to Kansas City Chiefs for R-Kal Truluck)...........199 7 (to Kansas City Chiefs in 2003 Derek Combs trade)...238 7a KURT CAMPBELL, LB, Albany....................245 7b WILLIAM WHITTICKER, G, Michigan State.. 246 2006 April 29-30, 2006 Drafted alternately 5th-4th-3rd-7th-6th 1 A.J. HAWK, LB, Ohio State................. 5 2 (to New England Patriots in draft-day trade)..........36 2 (from Denver for WR Javon Walker in draft-day trade; choice subsequently traded to Atlanta Falcons)......37 2a DARYN COLLEDGE, T/G, Boise State....... 47 (from Atlanta Falcons in draft-day trade) 2b GREG JENNINGS, WR, Western Michigan.... 52 3a ABDUL HODGE, LB, Iowa................. 67 3b JASON SPITZ, G/C, Louisville.............. 75 3 (to St. Louis Rams in draft-day trade)...............93 (pick originally obtained from Atlanta Falcons in draft-day trade) 4a CORY RODGERS, WR/KR, Texas Christian..........104 4 (to Philadelphia Eagles in draft-day trade)...........109 (pick originally obtained from St. Louis Rams) 4b WILL BLACKMON, CB, Boston College..... 115 5 (to Atlanta Falcons in draft-day trade)..............139 5a INGLE MARTIN, QB, Furman.............. 148 (from Atlanta Falcons in draft-day trade) 5b TONY MOLL, T, Nevada.................. 165 6 (to New Orleans in 2004 Mike McKenzie trade).......174 6a JOHNNY JOLLY, DT, Texas A&M.......... 183 (from St. Louis Rams in draft-day trade) 6b TYRONE CULVER, S, Fresno State........ 185 7 (to Miami Dolphins in 2004 Brad Bedell trade).......212 7 DAVE TOLLEFSON, DE, Northwest Missouri State.....253 2007 April 28-29, 2007 Drafted alternately 16th-15th-14th- 13th-20th-19th-18th 1 JUSTIN HARRELL, DT, Tennessee.......... 16 2 (to N.Y. Jets in draft-day trade)....................47 2 BRANDON JACKSON, RB, Nebraska........ 63 3a JAMES JONES, WR, San Jose State........ 78 3b AARON ROUSE, SS, Virginia Tech.......... 89 4 (to Pittsburgh in draft-day trade)..................112 4 ALLEN BARBRE, T/G, Missouri Southern St. 119 (from Pittsburgh in draft-day trade) 5 DAVID CLOWNEY, WR, Virginia Tech..............157 6a KOREY HALL, FB, Boise State............ 191 6b DESMOND BISHOP, LB, California......... 192 (from Pittsburgh in draft-day trade) 6c MASON CROSBY, K, Colorado............ 193 7a DeSHAWN WYNN, RB, Florida............ 228 7 (to N.Y. Jets in draft-day trade)...................235 (originally obtained in Steve Morley trade) 7 CLARK HARRIS, TE, Rutgers.....................243 2008 April 26-27, 2008 Drafted alternately 30th-29th-28th 1 (to N.Y. Jets in draft-day trade)....................30 2a JORDY NELSON, WR, Kansas State...........36 2b BRIAN BROHM, QB, Louisville.....................56 (from Cleveland Browns for Corey Williams) 2c PAT LEE, CB, Auburn........................60 3 JERMICHAEL FINLEY, TE, Texas.............91 4a JEREMY THOMPSON, DE, Wake Forest......102 4 (to N.Y. Jets in draft-day trade)...................113 4 (to St. Louis Rams in draft-day trade)..............128 4b JOSH SITTON, G, Central Florida............135 5 (to Minnesota Vikings in draft-day trade)...........137 5 BRENO GIACOMINI, T, Louisville............150 (from Minnesota Vikings in draft-day trade) 5 (to N.Y. Jets in draft-day trade)...................162 6 (to N.Y. Giants for Ryan Grant)...................194 7a MATT FLYNN, QB, Louisiana State...........209 (from Minnesota Vikings in draft-day trade) 7b BRETT SWAIN, WR, San Diego State..............217 (from St. Louis Rams in draft-day trade) 7 (to New Orleans Saints for 2009 sixth-round choice)..237 2009 April 25-26, 2009 Drafted 9th 1a B.J. RAJI, NT, Boston College.............. 9 1b CLAY MATTHEWS, LB, USC............... 26 2 (to New England Patriots in draft-day trade)..........41 3 (to New England Patriots in draft-day trade)..........73 3 (to New England Patriots in draft-day trade)..........83 (pick originally obtained from N.Y. Jets for Brett Favre) 4 T.J. LANG, G/T, Eastern Michigan......... 109 5a QUINN JOHNSON, FB, Louisiana State..... 145 5b JAMON MEREDITH, T, South Carolina..............162 6a JARIUS WYNN, DE, Georgia.............. 182 (from New Orleans Saints in 2008 draft-day trade) 6b BRANDON UNDERWOOD, CB, Cincinnati... 187 7 BRAD JONES, LB, Colorado.............. 218 2010 April 22-24, 2010 Drafted 23rd 1 BRYAN BULAGA, T, Iowa................. 23 2 MIKE NEAL, DE, Purdue.................. 56 3 MORGAN BURNETT, S, Georgia Tech....... 71 3 (to Philadelphia Eagles in draft-day trade)............86 4 (to Philadelphia Eagles in draft-day trade)...........122 5a ANDREW QUARLESS, TE, Penn State...... 154 5b MARSHALL NEWHOUSE, T/G, TCU................169 6 JAMES STARKS, RB, Buffalo............. 193 7 C.J. WILSON, DE, East Carolina........... 230 2011 April 28-30, 2011 Drafted 32nd 1 DEREK SHERROD, T, Mississippi State..... 32 2 RANDALL COBB, WR, Kentucky........... 64 3 ALEX GREEN, RB, Hawaii................. 96 4 (to Denver Broncos in draft-day trade).............129 4 DAVON HOUSE, CB, New Mexico State..... 131 5 D.J. WILLIAMS, TE, Arkansas............. 141 (from Denver Broncos in draft-day trade) 5 (to San Francisco 49ers in draft-day trade)..........163 6 (to Miami Dolphins in draft-day trade)..............174 (pick originally obtained from San Francisco 49ers in draft-day trade) 6a CALEB SCHLAUDERAFF, G, Utah..................179 6b D.J. SMITH, LB, Appalachian State......... 186 (from Denver Broncos in draft-day trade) 6c RICKY ELMORE, LB, Arizona.....................197 7 (to Denver Broncos in draft-day trade).............204 (pick originally obtained from Carolina Panthers) 7a RYAN TAYLOR, TE, North Carolina........ 218 7 (To Miami Dolphins in draft-day trade).............231 (pick originally obtained from San Francisco 49ers in draft-day trade) 7b LAWRENCE GUY, DE, ARIZONA STATE.............233 2012 April 26-28, 2012 Drafted 28th 1 NICK PERRY, LB, Southern California....... 28 2a JEREL WORTHY, DE, Michigan State....... 51 2 (to Philadelphia Eagles in draft-day trade)............59 2b CASEY HAYWARD, CB, Vanderbilt......... 62 3 (to New England Patriots in draft-day trade)..........90 4 (to Philadelphia Eagles in draft-day trade)...........123 4a MIKE DANIELS, DT, Iowa................. 132 4b JERRON McMILLIAN, S, Maine............ 133 5 TERRELL MANNING, LB, North Carolina State.. 163 (originally sent to New England Patriots in draft-day trade) (reacquired through New England in draft-day trade) 6 (to New England Patriots in draft-day trade).........197 7 (to New England Patriots in draft-day trade).........224 (pick originally obtained as conditional choice from N.Y. Jets for G Caleb Schlauderaff) 7 (to New England Patriots in draft-day trade).........235 7a ANDREW DATKO, T, Florida State.................241 7b B.J. COLEMAN, QB, Tennessee-Chattanooga.........243 2013 April 25-27, 2013 Drafted alternately 26th-25th 1 DATONE JONES, DE, UCLA............... 26 2 (to San Francisco 49ers in draft-day trade)...........55 2 EDDIE LACY, RB, Alabama................ 61 (from San Francisco 49ers in draft-day trade) 3 (to San Francisco 49ers in draft-day trade)...........88 3 (to Miami Dolphins in draft-day trade)...............93 (pick originally obtained from San Francisco 49ers in draft-day trade) 4a DAVID BAKHTIARI, T, Colorado........... 109 4b JC TRETTER, T, Cornell.........................122 4c JOHNATHAN FRANKLIN, RB, UCLA....... 125 (from Denver Broncos in draft-day trade) 5 (to Denver Broncos in draft-day trade).............146 (pick originally obtained from Miami Dolphins in draft-day trade) 5a MICAH HYDE, CB, Iowa.................. 159 5b JOSH BOYD, DE, Mississippi State........ 167 6 (to Denver Broncos in draft-day trade).............173 (pick originally obtained from San Francisco 49ers in draft-day trade) 6 NATE PALMER, LB, Illinois State.......... 193 7a CHARLES JOHNSON, WR, Grand Valley State........216 (from San Francisco 49ers in draft-day trade) 7b KEVIN DORSEY, WR, Maryland...................224 7c SAM BARRINGTON, LB, South Florida..... 232 2014 May 8-10, 2014 Drafted 21st 1 HA HA CLINTON-DIX, S, Alabama.......... 21 2 DAVANTE ADAMS, WR, Fresno State....... 53 3a KHYRI THORNTON, DE, Southern Mississippi.........85 3b RICHARD RODGERS, TE, California........ 98 4 CARL BRADFORD, LB, Arizona State...............121 5a COREY LINSLEY, C, Ohio State........... 161 5b JARED ABBREDERIS, WR, Wisconsin..............176 6 DEMETRI GOODSON, CB, Baylor.......... 197 7 JEFF JANIS, WR, Saginaw Valley State..... 236 Bold Played for Packers in first eligible season 55
HOW THE PACKERS WERE BUILT Year Record Draft (33) Waivers (1) Free Agents (30) 2005 4-12 QB Aaron Rodgers D1 2007 13-3 K Mason Crosby D6c FB John Kuhn (Pit) 2008 6-10 WR Jordy Nelson D2a LS Brett Goode G Josh Sitton D4b 2009 11-5 DT B.J. Raji D1a LB Clay Matthews D1b G T.J. Lang D4 2010 10-6 T Bryan Bulaga D1 P Tim Masthay LB/DE Mike Neal D2 CB Sam Shields S Morgan Burnett D3 TE Andrew Quarless D5a RB James Starks D6 2011 15-1 WR Randall Cobb D2 2012 11-5 LB Nick Perry D1 T/G Don Barclay CB Casey Hayward D2b S Sean Richardson DT Mike Daniels D4a 2013 8-7-1 DE Datone Jones D1 S Chris Banjo RB Eddie Lacy D2 C Garth Gerhart T David Bakhtiari D4a LB Andy Mulumba C/G JC Tretter D4b G Lane Taylor DB Micah Hyde D5a QB Scott Tolzien DT Josh Boyd D5b WR Myles White LB Nate Palmer D6 LB Sam Barrington D7c 2014 12-4 S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix D1 LB Jayrone Elliott WR Davante Adams D2 S Jean Fanor DT Khyri Thornton D3a DT Bruce Gaston TE Richard Rodgers D3b CB Tay Glover-Wright LB Carl Bradford D4 DT Letroy Guion C Corey Linsley D5a LB Adrian Hubbard WR Jared Abbrederis D5b C Joe Madsen CB Demetri Goodson D6 RB Rajion Neal WR Jeff Janis D7 DT Mike Pennel LB Julius Peppers TE Justin Perillo DT Luther Robinson LB Joe Thomas T Jeremy Vujnovich G Josh Walker 2015 QB Matt Blanchard LB Josh Francis P Cody Mandell DB Kyle Sebetic 6
QUARTERBACK (3) Matt Blanchard Aaron Rodgers Scott Tolzien RUNNING BACK (3) Eddie Lacy Rajion Neal James Starks FULLBACK (1) John Kuhn WIDE RECEIVER (6) Jared Abbrederis Davante Adams Randall Cobb Jeff Janis Jordy Nelson Myles White TIGHT END (3) Justin Perillo Andrew Quarless Richard Rodgers ROSTER BY POSITION OFFENSIVE LINE (12) David Bakhtiari Don Barclay Bryan Bulaga Garth Gerhart T.J. Lang Corey Linsley Joe Madsen Josh Sitton Lane Taylor JC Tretter Jeremy Vujnovich Josh Walker DEFENSIVE LINE (9) Josh Boyd Mike Daniels Bruce Gaston Letroy Guion Datone Jones Mike Pennel B.J. Raji Luther Robinson Khyri Thornton LINEBACKER (12) Sam Barrington Carl Bradford Jayrone Elliott Josh Francis Adrian Hubbard Clay Matthews Andy Mulumba Mike Neal (also DE) Nate Palmer Julius Peppers Nick Perry Joe Thomas CORNERBACK (4) Tay Glover-Wright Demetri Goodson Casey Hayward Sam Shields SAFETY (7) Chris Banjo Morgan Burnett Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Jean Fanor Micah Hyde (also CB) Sean Richardson Kyle Sebetic (also CB) SPECIALIST (4) Mason Crosby Brett Goode Cody Mandell Tim Masthay ROSTER BY DRAFT ROUND FIRST ROUND (8) Bryan Bulaga (2010-GB) Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (2014-GB) Datone Jones (2013-GB) Clay Matthews (2009-GB) Julius Peppers (2002-Car.) Nick Perry (2012-GB) B.J. Raji (2009-GB) Aaron Rodgers (2005-GB) SECOND ROUND (6) Davante Adams (2014-GB) Randall Cobb (2011-GB) Casey Hayward (2012-GB) Eddie Lacy (2013-GB) Mike Neal (2010-GB) Jordy Nelson (2008-GB) THIRD ROUND (3) Morgan Burnett (2010-GB) Richard Rodgers (2014-GB) Khyri Thornton (2014-GB) FOURTH ROUND (6) David Bakhtiari (2013-GB) Carl Bradford (2014-GB) Mike Daniels (2012-GB) T.J. Lang (2009-GB) Josh Sitton (2008-GB) JC Tretter (2013-GB) FIFTH ROUND (6) Jared Abbrederis (2014-GB) Josh Boyd (2013-GB) Letroy Guion (2008-Min.) Micah Hyde (2013-GB) Corey Linsley (2014-GB) Andrew Quarless (2010-GB) SIXTH ROUND (4) Mason Crosby (2007-GB) Demetri Goodson (2014-GB) Nate Palmer (2013-GB) James Starks (2010-GB) SEVENTH ROUND (2) Sam Barrington (2013-GB) Jeff Janis (2014-GB) UNDRAFTED (29) Chris Banjo (2013-Jax.) Don Barclay (2012-GB) Matt Blanchard (2012-Chi.) Jayrone Elliott (2014-GB) Jean Fanor (2012-KC) Josh Francis (2014-GB) Bruce Gaston (2014-Ari.) Garth Gerhart (2012-Cle.) Tay Glover-Wright (2014-Atl.) Brett Goode (2007-Jax.) Adrian Hubbard (2014-GB) John Kuhn (2005-Pit.) Joe Madsen (2013-Pit.) Cody Mandell (2014-Dal.) Tim Masthay (2009-Ind.) Andy Mulumba (2013-GB) Rajion Neal (2014-GB) Mike Pennel (2014-GB) Justin Perillo (2014-GB) Sean Richardson (2012-GB) Luther Robinson (2014-GB) Kyle Sebetic (2013-NYG) Sam Shields (2010-GB) Lane Taylor (2013-GB) Joe Thomas (2014-GB) Scott Tolzien (2011-SD) Jeremy Vujnovich (2014-GB) Josh Walker (2014-Ind.) Myles White (2013-GB) 77