List of Green Bay Packers first-round draft picks

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 selection was Kenny Clark, a defensive tackle from UCLA in the 2016 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

^	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

2003 first round pick Nick Barnett

2005 first round pick Aaron Rodgers

Year	Pick	Player name	Position	College	Notes
1936	7	Letlow, RussRuss Letlow * ^#	G	San Francisco	^[a]^[d]
1937	9	Jankowski, EddieEddie Jankowski * ^#	Back	Wisconsin	^[a]
1938	7	Isbell, CecilCecil Isbell * ^#	Back	Purdue	^[a]
1939	9	Buhler, LarryLarry Buhler	Back	Minnesota
1940	9	Van Every, HalHal Van Every	Back	Minnesota
1941	7	Paskvan, GeorgeGeorge Paskvan	Back	Wisconsin
1942	9	Odson, UrbanUrban Odson	OT	Minnesota
1943	8	Wildung, DickDick Wildung * ^#	OT	Minnesota	^[a]
1944	7	Pregulman, MervMerv Pregulman	G	Michigan
1945	11	Schlinkman, WaltWalt Schlinkman	Back	Texas Tech
1946	6	Strzykalski, JohnnyJohnny Strzykalski ^#	Back	Marquette
1947	6	Case, ErnieErnie Case	Back	UCLA
1948	7	Girard, EarlEarl Girard	Back	Wisconsin
1949	5	Heath, StanStan Heath	Back	Nevada-Reno
1950	4	Tonnemaker, ClaytonClayton Tonnemaker ^#	C	Minnesota
1951	5	Gain, BobBob Gain ^#	OT	Minnesota
1952	4	Parilli, VitoVito Parilli ^#	QB	Kentucky
1953	7	Carmichael, AlAl Carmichael	HB	Southern California	^[a]
1954	3	Hunter, ArtArt Hunter ^#	OT	Notre Dame
1954	4	Switzer, VerylVeryl Switzer	Back	Kansas State	^[e]
1955	5	Bettis, TomTom Bettis	LB	Purdue
1956	8	Losch, JackJack Losch	HB	Miami
1957	1	Hornung, PaulPaul Hornung ^ * ^‡ ^#	HB	Notre Dame	^[a]^[b]^[c]^[f]
1957	4	Kramer, RonRon Kramer * ^#	End	Michigan	^[a]
1958	3	Currie, DanDan Currie * ^#	LB	Michigan State	^[a]
1959	1	Duncan, RandyRandy Duncan	QB	Iowa	^[b]
1960	5	Moore, TomTom Moore ^#	RB	Vanderbilt
1961	12	Adderley, HerbHerb Adderley ^ * ^#	CB	Michigan State	^[c]
1962	14	Gros, EarlEarl Gros	Back	LSU
1963	14	Robinson, DaveDave Robinson ^ * ^#	LB	Penn State	^[a]^[c]
1964	13	Voss, LloydLloyd Voss	DE	Nebraska
1965	7	Anderson, DonnyDonny Anderson * ^#	RB	Texas Tech	^[a]^[g]
1965	10	Elkins, LarryLarry Elkins	WR	Baylor
1966	9	Grabowski, JimJim Grabowski	RB	Illinois	^[h]
1966	13	Gillingham, GaleGale Gillingham * ^#	G	Minnesota	^[a]
1967	9	Hyland, BobBob Hyland	G	Boston College	^[i]
1967	25	Horn, DonDon Horn	QB	San Diego State
1968	5	Carr, FredFred Carr * ^#	LB	UTEP	^[a]^[j]
1968	26	Lueck, BillBill Lueck	G	Arizona
1969	12	Moore, RichRich Moore	DT	Villanova
1970	2	McCoy, MikeMike McCoy	DT	Notre Dame	^[k]
1970	16	McGeorge, RichRich McGeorge	TE	Elon
1971	9	Brockington, JohnJohn Brockington * ^! ^#	RB	Ohio State	^[a]^[l]
1972	7	Buchanon, WillieWillie Buchanon * ^! ^#	CB	San Diego State	^[a]^[m]
1972	11	Tagge, JerryJerry Tagge	QB	Nebraska	^[n]
1973	21	Smith, BarryBarry Smith	WR	Florida State
1974	12	Smith, BartyBarty Smith	RB	Richmond
1975	—	No pick	—	—	^[o]
1976	23	Koncar, MarkMark Koncar	OT	Colorado	^[p]
1977	9	Butler, MikeMike Butler	DE	Kansas
1977	28	Johnson, EzraEzra Johnson * ^#	DE	Morris Brown	^[a]^[q]
1978	6	Lofton, JamesJames Lofton ^ * ^#	WR	Stanford	^[c]
1978	26	Anderson, JohnJohn Anderson *	LB	Michigan	^[a]^[r]
1979	15	Ivery, Eddie LeeEddie Lee Ivery	RB	Georgia Tech
1980	4	Clark, BruceBruce Clark ^#	DT	Penn State	^[s]
1980	26	Cumby, GeorgeGeorge Cumby	LB	Oklahoma
1981	6	Campbell, RichRich Campbell	QB	California
1982	22	Hallstrom, RonRon Hallstrom	G	Iowa	^[t]
1983	11	Lewis, TimTim Lewis	CB	Pittsburgh	^[u]
1984	12	Carreker, AlphonsoAlphonso Carreker	DE	Florida State
1985	7	Ruettgers, KenKen Ruettgers	OT	Southern California	^[v]
1986	—	No pick	—	—	^[w]
1987	4	Fullwood, BrentBrent Fullwood ^#	RB	Auburn
1988	7	Sharpe, SterlingSterling Sharpe * ^#	WR	South Carolina	^[a]
1989	2	Mandarich, TonyTony Mandarich	OT	Michigan State
1990	18	Bennett, TonyTony Bennett	LB	Mississippi	^[x]
1990	19	Thompson, DarrellDarrell Thompson	RB	Minnesota
1991	19	Clark, VinnieVinnie Clark	CB	Ohio State	^[y]
1992	5	Buckley, TerrellTerrell Buckley	CB	Florida State	^[z]
1993	15	Simmons, WayneWayne Simmons	LB	Clemson
1993	29	Teague, GeorgeGeorge Teague	S	Alabama	^[aa]
1994	16	Taylor, AaronAaron Taylor	G	Notre Dame	^[bb]
1995	32	Newsome, CraigCraig Newsome	CB	Arizona State	^[cc]
1996	27	Michels, JohnJohn Michels	OT	Southern California
1997	30	Verba, RossRoss Verba	G	Iowa
1998	19	Holliday, VonnieVonnie Holliday	DE	North Carolina	^[dd]
1999	25	Edwards, AntuanAntuan Edwards	S	Clemson
2000	14	Franks, BubbaBubba Franks ^#	TE	Miami
2001	10	Reynolds, JamalJamal Reynolds	DE	Florida State	^[ee]
2002	20	Walker, JavonJavon Walker ^#	WR	Florida State	^[ff]
2003	29	Barnett, NickNick Barnett	LB	Oregon State
2004	25	Carroll, AhmadAhmad Carroll	CB	Arkansas
2005	24	Rodgers, AaronAaron Rodgers ^‡ ^#	QB	California
2006	5	Hawk, A. J.A. J. Hawk ^#	LB	Ohio State
2007	16	Harrell, JustinJustin Harrell	DT	Tennessee
2008	—	No pick	—	—	^[gg]
2009	9	Raji, B. J.B. J. Raji ^#	DT	Boston College
2009	26	Matthews III, ClayClay Matthews III ^#	LB	Southern California	^[hh]
2010	23	Bulaga, BryanBryan Bulaga	OT	Iowa
2011	32	Sherrod, DerekDerek Sherrod	OT	Mississippi State
2012	28	Perry, NickNick Perry	DE	Southern California
2013	26	Jones, DatoneDatone Jones	DE	UCLA
2014	21	Clinton-Dix, Ha HaHa Ha Clinton-Dix	S	Alabama
2015	30	Randall, DamariousDamarious Randall	S	Arizona State
2016	27	Clark, KennyKenny Clark	NT	UCLA

Footnotes

• ^a Enshrined in the Packers Hall of Fame
• ^b Selected number one overall
• ^c Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
• ^d Russ Letlow was the first draft pick in the history of the Packers, and the first guard collegiately drafted into the NFL.^[4]
• ^e The New York Giants traded the 4th draft pick to the Packers. Terms unknown.^[5]
• ^f The Packers won the lottery bonus pick.^[6]
• ^g The Packers traded Jim Ringo and Earl Gros to the Philadelphia Eagles for the 7th pick of the 1965 first round and Lee Roy Caffey.^[7]
• ^h The Packers traded Ron Kramer to the Detroit Lions for the 9th pick of the 1966 first round.^[8]
• ⁱ The Packers traded Lloyd Voss and Tony Jeter to the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 9th pick of 1967 first round.^[9]
• ^j The New Orleans Saints traded the 5th pick of the 1968 first round to the Packers.^[10]
• ^k The Packers traded Bob Hyland, Elijah Pitts and Lee Roy Caffey to the Chicago Bears for the 2nd pick of the 1970 first round.^[11]
• ^l The Denver Broncos traded Alden Roche and the 9th pick of the 1971 first round to the Packers for Don Horn and the 12th pick of the 1971 first round (Marv Montgomery).^[12]
• ^m The Packers traded Don Horn, their 5th pick of the 1972 first round (Riley Odoms) to the Denver Broncos for the 7th pick of the 1972 first round pick and Alden Roche.^[13]
• ⁿ The Packers traded Kevin Hardy to the San Diego Chargers for the 11th pick of the 1972 first round.^[13]
• ^o The St. Louis Rams traded John Hadl to the Packers for the 1975 first round pick (Mike Fanning), a 1975 second round pick, a 1975 third round pick, a 1976 first round pick, and a 1976 second round pick.^[14]
• ^p The Packers traded Ted Hendricks to the Oakland Raiders for the 23rd pick of the 1976 first round.^[15]
• ^q The Packers received the 28th pick of the 1977 first round from the Oakland Raiders to compensate for Ted Hendricks.^[16]
• ^r The Packers traded Mike P. McCoy to the Oakland Raiders for the 26th pick of the 1978 first round, Herb McMath, and a 1979 fourth round pick which was later traded to Washington Redskins.^[17]
• ^s The Packers traded Willie Buchanon to the San Diego Chargers for the 26th pick of the 1980 first round and a 1979 seventh round pick.^[18]
• ^t The Packers traded Aundra Thompson, the 13th pick of the 1982 first round picks (Lindsay Scott), their 1983 first round pick, a 1982 second round pick and a 1984 second round pick to the San Diego Chargers for John Jefferson and a 1982 first round pick.^[19]

• ^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 pick 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 pick 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 29 pick of the first round pick 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 pick, 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 pick 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]

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