These are the Green Bay Packers' 12 draft selections, which consist of the team’s original draft picks based on their finish in the 2017 NFL season, four compensatory picks and three picks via traded players.
PACKERS 2018 NFL DRAFT ORDER | |||
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ROUND | PICK | OVERALL | NOTES |
1 | 14 | 14 | |
2 | 13 | 45 | |
3 | 12 | 76 | |
4 | 1 | 101 | 1 Trade with Cleveland Browns |
4 | 33 | 133 | 2 Compensatory Pick |
5 | 1 | 138 | 1 Trade with Cleveland Browns |
5 | 35 | 172 | 3 Compensatory Pick |
5 | 37 | 174 | 4 Compensatory Pick |
6 | 12 | 186 | |
6 | 33 | 207 | 5 Compensatory Pick |
7 | 14 | 232 | |
7 | 21 | 239 | 6 Trade with Buffalo Bills |
1 Fourth-round pick is from the Packers trade of CB Damarious Randall to the Cleveland Browns for QB DeShone Kizer and swapping fourth-round picks (No. 114 for No. 101) and fifth-round picks (No. 150 for No. 138).
2 Fourth-round compensatory pick awarded to the Packers due to the Detroit Lions signing unrestricted free agent T.J. Lang.
3 Fifth-round compensatory pick awarded to the Packers due to the Buffalo Bills signing unrestricted free agent Micah Hyde.
4 Fifth-round compensatory pick awarded to the Packers due to the Cleveland Browns signing unrestricted free agent JC Tretter.
5 Sixth-round compensatory pick awarded to the Packers due to the Oakland Raiders signing unrestricted free agent Jared Cook.
6 Seventh-round pick is from the Packers trade of LB Lerentee McCray to the Buffalo Bills.
PACKERS 2017 DRAFT PICKS | ||||
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ROUND | PICK | PLAYER | POSITION | COLLEGE |
2 | 331 | Kevin King | CB | Washington |
2 | 61 | Josh Jones | S | NC State |
3 | 93 | Montravius Adams | DT | Auburn |
4 | 1081 | Vince Biegel | OLB | Wisconsin |
4 | 134 | Jamaal Williams | RB | BYU |
5 | 1752 | DeAngelo Yancey | WR | Purdue |
5 | 1823 | Aaron Jones | RB | UTEP |
6 | 212 | Kofi Amichia | OL | USF |
7 | 2382 | Devante Mays | RB | Utah State |
7 | 247 | Malachi Dupre | WR | LSU |
1 Packers traded their first-round pick (No. 29) to the Cleveland Browns for the Browns second-round pick (No. 33) and fourth-round pick (No. 108).
2 Packers traded their fifth-round pick (No. 172) to the Denver Broncos for the Broncos fifth-round pick (No. 175) and seventh round pick (No. 238).
3 Fifth-round compensatory pick awarded to the Packers due to the San Diego Chargers signing unrestricted free agent Casey Hayward.
KEY ADDITIONS | ||
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PLAYER | POSITION | TEAM |
DeShone Kizer 1 | QB | Cleveland Browns |
Jimmy Graham | TE | Seattle Seahawks |
Muhammad Wilkerson | DE | New York Jets |
Tramon Williams | CB | Arizona Cardinals |
KEY LOSSES | ||
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PLAYER | POSITION | TEAM |
Damarious Randall 1 | CB | Cleveland Browns |
Jordy Nelson | WR | Oakland Raiders |
Morgan Burnett | S | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jeff Janis | WR | Cleveland Browns |
Richard Rodgers | TE | Philadelphia Eagles |
1 Packers traded CB Damarious Randall to the Cleveland Browns for QB DeShone Kizer and swapped fourth-round picks (No. 114 for No. 101) and fifth-round picks (No. 150 for No. 138).
Armed with 12 picks in the 2018 NFL draft, Brian Gutekunst will be conducting his first draft as Packers general manager and will be looking to fill many areas of need.
PASS RUSHER - This team needs to get younger, faster and more athletic up front on the defensive edge. Clay Matthews is entering his 10th season in the league, and this team struggled on the back-end last season. Finding a guy that can put pressure on the opposing quarterback from the edge should be priority number one in the draft.
CORNERBACK - The best cornerback on the roster right now is an unproven Kevin King that is coming off of shoulder surgery. The team dealt away former first-round pick Damarious Randall this offseason, and decided to bring back veteran cornerbacks 35-year-old Tramon Williams and 28-year-old Davon House. This position group has never fully recovered since the loss of Sam Shields in Week 1 of the 2016 season. Shields signed this offseason with the Los Angeles Rams after being away from football for a season due to concussions.
OFFENSIVE LINE - You can never have too many big guys up front to protect Aaron Rodgers. Corey Linsley inked a new deal, but Brian Bulaga is coming off a major knee injury (ACL) and is 29 years old. Former second-round pick Jason Spriggs will come back from a dislocated left knee cap he injured in a week 16 loss against the Vikings. Look for Justin McCray to get extended playing time, as well as Kyle Murphy. David Bakhtiari remains the biggest piece of the front five.
WIDE RECEIVER - Jordy Nelson is now gone and Randall Cobb is entering into the final year of his contract. Davante Adams brings back the most production, and is fresh off of a $50+ million deal. Geronimo Allison will finally get his chance as a full-time starter along with punt returner and speedster, Trevor Davis and the raw but big target in second-year player Michael Clark behind him. Aaron Rodgers can never have too many weapons. Expect the Packers to draft a playmaker on day two of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Following the end of the Packers 2017, Ted Thompson decided to step down as general manager leading to President/CEO Mark Murphy to restructure the Packers front office.
Brian Gutekunst - General Manager
The Green Bay Packers named Brian Gutekunst general manager on January 8, 2018 and begins his 20th season with the organization.
Gutekunst became the tenth person to hold the title of general manager in franchise history. He now has complete control over all roster decisions, including the NFL draft and free agency, while leading Green Bay’s scouting department.
Prior to be being named general manager Gutekunst spent two seasons as the director of player personnel after serving as the director of college scouting for four years. He previously worked 11 seasons as a college scout in the Southeast region. Prior to that, Gutekunst served as a scout for the East Coast region from 1999-2000.
Before joining the Packers full-time, Gutekunst was a scouting assistant for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1998, a scouting intern for Green Bay in the summer of 1997 and assisted the New Orleans Saints’ coaching staff in training camp in 1995.
Russ Ball - Executive Vice President/Director of Football Operations
Russ Ball was promoted to Executive Vice President/Director of Football Operations on January 8, 2018.
Ball enters his 11th season in Green Bay. Since joining the Packers in 2008, he has worked in the role of the vice president of football administration/player finance.
Prior to coming to Green Bay, Ball spent six seasons (2002-07) with the New Orleans Saints, serving as senior football administrator for four seasons and as vice president of football administration for the final two years.
In 2001, Ball was the director of football administration for the Washington Redskins. From 1999-2000, he served as senior football administrator for the Minnesota Vikings.
Ball began working in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs where he spent 10 seasons (1989-98), the final two in football operations as administrative assistant to then head coach Marty Schottenheimer. He began his career with the Chiefs as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.
Ted Thompson - Senior Advisor to Football Operations
Green Bay Packers Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations Ted Thompson will transition to a role as senior advisor to football operations, team President/CEO Mark Murphy announced on January 8, 2018.
After Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy announced that Brian Gutekunst would be the next general manager, long time front office executives Eliot Wolf and Alonzo Highsmith both leave to join general manager John Dorsey at the Cleveland Browns.
Eliot Wolf - Assistant General Manager of the Cleveland Browns
Wolf spent the past 14 seasons with the Green Bay Packers. Wolf officially joined the Packers as a pro-personnel assistant in 2004. He was promoted to assistant director of pro-personnel in 2008. He spent 2011 as assistant director of player personnel before serving as director of pro-personnel for three seasons (2012-14). Wolf was elevated to director of player personnel in 2015 and spent his final two seasons (2016-17) as director of football operations.
His father, Ron, was the general manager of the Packers and was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015. Wolf’s scouting career unofficially began at the age of 10 when he joined his father in film sessions. He later held scouting internships with the Packers, Falcons and Seahawks.
Alonzo Highsmith - Vice President of Player Personnel for the Cleveland Browns
Highsmith played six seasons in the NFL and spent the past 19 seasons in the Green Bay Packers player personnel department.
Highsmith joined the Packers as a college scout in 1999 and spent 13 years on the college scouting staff. He was promoted to senior personnel executive in 2012 and remained in that role through the 2017 season.
During his time in Green Bay, the Packers earned 13 trips to the playoffs, 9 NFC North division titles and a victory in Super Bowl XLV. From 1999-17, Green Bay won 304 games, fourth-most in the NFL during that span. The Packers also ranked second in the NFL with an average of 25.3 points per game from 1999-17.
The Green Bay Packers parted ways defensive coordinator Dom Capers and other members of the defensive coaching staff at the conclusion of the 2017 season. Capers was let go after 9 seasons with the team.
Joe Philbin - Offensive Coordinator
The Green Bay Packers named Joe Philbin offensive coordinator on January 24, 2018.
Philbin returns to Green Bay where he coached for nine seasons before leaving to become the head coach of the Miami Dolphins (2012-15). Miami increased its win total in 2012 and 2013 under Philbin, one of only four teams in the NFL to improve its record in both of those seasons. He has spent the last two seasons with the Colts serving as the assistant head coach & offensive line coach
Mike Pettine - Defensive Coordinator
The Green Bay Packers named Mike Pettine defensive coordinator on January 24, 2018.
Pettine comes to Green Bay after working as a consultant for the Seattle Seahawks last season. He brings five years of coaching experience as a defensive coordinator for the New York Jets (2009-12) and Buffalo Bills (2013) as well as two years as head coach for the Cleveland Browns (2014-15).
During his four seasons with the Jets, the defense ranked number 1 in the NFL over that span.
He began his coaching career as an assistant (1988-92) for his father, Mike Sr., who was the head coach at Central Bucks West High School in his hometown of Doylestown, Pa.
OTHER COACHING ADDITIONS/CHANGES | ||
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COACH | POSITION | TITLE |
James Campen 1 | Offense | Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line |
Frank Cignetti Jr. | Offense | Quarterbacks Coach |
Patrick Graham | Defense | Run Game Coordinator/Inside Linebackers |
Jim Hostler | Offense | Pass Game Coordinator |
David Raih 2 | Offense | Wide Receivers |
Joe Whitt Jr. 3 | Defense | Pass Game Coordinator |
1 The Packers promoted James Campen from offensive line coach to run game coordinator/offensive line coach.
2 The Packers promoted David Raih from offensive perimeter coach to wide receivers coach.
3 The Packers promoted Joe Whitt Jr. from cornerback's coach to pass game coordinator.
DEPARTING COACHES | ||
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COACH | TITLE | STATUS |
Edgar Bennett | Offensive Coordinator | Offensive Coordinator Oakland Raiders |
Dom Capers | Defensive Coordinator | Available |
Luke Getsy | Wide Receivers Coach | Offensive Coordinator & WR Coach Mississippi State |
Darren Perry | Safeties Coach | Available |
Mike Trgovac | Defensive Line Coach | Defensive Line Coach Oakland Raiders |
Alex Van Pelt | Quarterback Coach | Quarterback Coach Cincinnati Bengals |
FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS | ||||
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YEAR | PICK | PLAYER | POSITION | COLLEGE |
2017 | 29 | 1 Traded to Cleveland Browns | ||
2016 | 27 | Kenny Clark | NT | UCLA |
2015 | 30 | Damarious Randall | DB | Arizona State |
2014 | 21 | Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | FS | Alabama |
2013 | 26 | Datone Jones | DE | UCLA |
2012 | 28 | Nick Perry | LB | USC |
2011 | 32 | Derek Sherrod | T | Mississippi State |
2010 | 23 | Bryan Bulaga | T | Iowa |
2009 | 9 | B.J. Raji | NT | Boston College |
2009 | 26 | Clay Matthews | LB | USC |
2008 | 30 | 2 Traded to New York Jets | ||
2007 | 16 | Justin Harrell | DT | Tennessee |
2006 | 5 | A.J. Hawk | LB | Ohio State |
2005 | 24 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | California |
1 Packers traded their first-round pick (No. 29) to the Cleveland Browns for the Browns second-round pick (No. 33) and fourth-round pick (No. 108) and selected Kevin King, CB, Washington with the 33rd pick.
2 Packers traded their first-round pick (No. 30) to the New York Jets for the Jets second-round pick (No. 36) and fourth-round pick (No. 113) and selected Jordy Nelson, WR, Kansas State with the 36th pick.
AARON RODGERS
Ted Thompson grabbed the future Hall of Fame quarterback with the 24th overall pick in the 2005 draft, his first as the GM of the Packers. Rodgers remains the centerpiece of this team well over a decade after he entered the league.
CLAY MATTHEWS
The team traded up into the first-round to select the six-time Pro Bowler that still remains a starter now entering into his 11th season. The Packers traded their second-round pick (No. 41), and both of their third-round picks (No. 73 and No. 83) to the New England Patriots for their first-round pick (No. 26) and fifth-round pick (No. 162) in that year's draft. Matthews has proven that he can play in both the inside and outside linebacker roles and has been an elite pass rusher since coming into the league, in what could be a future Hall of Fame career.
JORDY NELSON
Thompson traded the team’s first-round pick to the New York Jets (No. 30) in 2008, moving back six spots to take the future All-Pro receiver out of Kansas State. Nelson had been one of Aaron Rodger’s favorite target in Green Bay after being drafted in 2008. Nelson was a First-Team All-Pro in 2010 and now owns multiple franchise records.
MIKE DANIELS/DAVID BAKHTIARI
Ted Thompson selected both players in the fourth-round of their respective drafts, (Daniels, 2012 & Bakhtiari, 2013). Both have become elite players in their positions in the NFL and both were recently resigned to long-term, multi-million dollar contracts.
MASON CROSBY
The team’s all-time leading points leader was taken in the sixth-round in the 2007 draft. Crosby has been one of the most consistent kickers in the NFL since coming to the Packers and has proven and continues to be a clutch performer.
JUSTIN HARRELL, DT, Tennessee
First-round (No. 16) 2007
Harrell is by far the biggest bust of the Ted Thompson draft era. Plagued by injuries, he participated in only 14 regular season games in four years after being the team’s first round selection in 2007.
BRIAN BROHM, QB, Louisville
Second-round (No. 56) 2008 (from Cleveland Browns for Corey Williams)
Brohm was selected to be the backup to Rodgers but failed and lost the battle for the backup spot to seventh-round pick Matt Flynn.
ABDUL HODGE, LB, Iowa
Third-round (No. 67) 2006
After a great season at Iowa, Hodge was supposed to be the next stud linebacker in the middle of the Packers defense. A knee injury kept him off the field in his second season and he ended up playing only 8 games in the Green and Gold.
ALEX GREEN, RB, Hawaii
Third-round (No. 96) 2011
Poised to be a great piece in the backfield, Green never amounted to much. In just two short seasons in Green Bay he saw limited playing time after being a third-round selection. He spent just three years in the NFL, two with Green Bay and his final year coming in 2013, he spent with the New York Jets.
DEREK SHERROD, T, Mississippi State
First-round (No. 32) 2011
The last pick of the first-round in 2011, Sherrod was supposed to be a starter for years with the Packers but played just 20 games in four seasons and made one start. He suffered a broken leg late in his rookie season and then missed all of 2012. Sherrod was waived during the 2014 season and never played in the NFL again. The definition of a bust.
JEREL WORTHY, DE, Michigan State
Second-round (No. 51) 2012
The Packers traded their second-round pick (No. 59) and fourth-round pick to move up to No. 51 to pick Worthy, a consensus All-American, who was rumored to be a first-round pick. Worthy was worth little for the Packers, never living up to his draft status, recording 15 tackles and 2.5 sacks in two-plus seasons before being traded to the Patriots.