The 1956 17th-round pick from Alabama led the Packers to five NFL championships and was the MVP of the first two Super Bowls during a Hall of Fame career. He was the the league MVP in 1966. Protest arrests show regular Americans, not urban antifa, Forecast of 3 to 7 inches of snow could be a record breaker, Republicans offer 'Contract to Open Up Minnesota' in pandemic, Lakeville approves plans for new Amazon fulfillment center, SOS from handheld device saves man from freezing to death in Boundary Waters, Trump says Fauci is 'terrific guy' but not 'team player', Locked into receivers, Cousins hurts Vikings by not being able to adjust, 'Sidisms' made for big laughs, even if their creator didn't get the joke, Heated seats and fire pits help extend season for pandemic socializing, Drive-through lutefisk? : QB Daryle Lamonica. 6 overall pick in 1981 who never started an NFL game. The No. When the Cal star took a draft-day plunge in 2005, the Packers scooped him up with the 24th overall selection. 19 overall) to the Atlanta Falcons in 1992 to acquire Favre, who had been selected in the second round a year earlier. The Falcons used that pick on running back Tony Smith, who finished his career with 329 yards rushing — none after his rookie season. 2 overall pick in 1989 from Michigan State made 63 NFL starts but didn't play a game for the Packers after 1991. He was taken two picks before the 49ers selected Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott. WORST DRAFT TRADE: Green Bay traded two first-round picks, two second-round picks and one third-round selection to the Los Angeles Rams to acquire 34-year-old quarterback John Hadl in October 1974. Green Bay Packers Draft History - A Comprehensive List of Draft Information The former Louisville star got beaten out by seventh-round pick and fellow rookie Matt Flynn of LSU for the right to back up Brett Favre during the 2008 season. The two-time MVP has led the Packers to one Super Bowl title and three other NFC championship game appearances. Round DID YOU KNOW THEY ONCE DRAFTED? Below you find a table of draft picks by the Green Bay Packers: Green Bay Packers - 2020 Draft Results. When the Cal star took a draft-day plunge in 2005, the Packers scooped him up with the 24th overall selection. Favre became a three-time MVP and Super Bowl champion in a Hall of Fame career. The Packers selected Lamonica out of Notre Dame in the 12th round in 1963, but he went to the AFL's Buffalo Bills instead and ended up facing Green Bay in the second Super Bowl as the Oakland Raiders' starting quarterback. The three players taken immediately after him all made the Hall of Fame: Barry Sanders, Derrick Thomas and Deion Sanders. BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: QB Aaron Rodgers. © 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. BEST LATE-ROUND PICK: QB Bart Starr. He gets the slight edge over Jim Taylor, part of the Packers' 1958 draft that featured three Hall of Famers (Taylor in the second round, Ray Nitschke in the third and Jerry Kramer in the fourth). Green Bay Packers Draft History. BEST SECOND-ROUND PICK: OL Forrest Gregg. Hadl threw 29 interceptions and nine touchdown passes during his Green Bay stint and made just 19 starts with the Packers. WORST SECOND-ROUND PICK: QB Brian Brohm. LAST YEAR'S PICKS: (Round, Name, Position, School): 1st, Rashan Gary, LB, Michigan; 1st, Darnell Savage, S, Maryland; 2nd, OG Elgton Jenkins, Mississippi State; 3rd, Jace Sternberger, TE, Texas A&M; 5th, Kingsley Keke, DT, Texas A&M; 6th, Ka'dar Hollman, CB, Toledo; 6th, Dexter Williams, RB, Notre Dame; 7th, Ty Summers, LB, TCU. BEST DRAFT TRADE: The Packers traded a first-round pick (No. Vince Lombardi once described Gregg as "the finest player I ever coached." Blog Posts Fantasy Football Power Rankings Packers Schedule Packers Tickets HoFers Historical Record H2H Records Roster Links. With late picks in each of the first five rounds and five total picks in the sixth and seventh rounds, Gutekunst could be in an ideal position to move back early and then trade up aggressively later in the draft. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Lawrence Academy (New London, Connecticut), Burnsville Senior (Burnsville, Minnesota), St. Joseph's (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (Kingfisher, Oklahoma), Walled Lake Western (Walled Lake, Michigan), Boylan Central Catholic (Rockford, Illinois), Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia), Forestville Military Academy (District Heights, Maryland), Highland Regional (Blackwood, New Jersey), Scotland County (Laurinburg, North Carolina), St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), Mount Tabor (Winston Salem, North Carolina), Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock, Illinois), Westwood (Township Of Washington, New Jersey). Rodgers seems a lock to join Paul Hornung (1957), Herb Adderley (1961), Dave Robinson (1963) and James Lofton (1978) as Packers first-round picks who reached the Hall of Fame. Packers Mock Draft Packers Mock Draft Database Draft History. QB Rich Campbell of Cal also merits attention as a No. WORST FIRST-ROUND PICK: OT Tony Mandarich. BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: QB Aaron Rodgers. One year later, Brohm was cut. Brohm made two starts for Buffalo in 2009-10. More Packers. A Minnesota tradition gets a pandemic twist, Northern Minnesota congressional race reflects shifting political allegiances, Minnesota 2020 voter's guide: What you need to know to cast your ballot. Gutekunst and the Packers will go into the 2020 draft in a position to make more early deals. The 1956 second-round pick from SMU and Hall of Famer played on six championship teams and was named All-Pro six times from 1960-67.