Green Bay Packers
Battle card · first-round draft history, season-by-season record, and how Packers top picks have shaped the franchise.
R1 Picks
62
Hall of Famers
2
3.2% hit rate
Avg pick slot
18.1
Highest pick
#2
Mike McCoy · 1970
All-time record
475–391–11
0.548 win %
Playoff seasons
27
of 56
The Story
- Green Bay Packers have made 62 first-round selections and produced 2 Hall of Famers (3.2% hit rate).
- Their highest selection on record is #2 overall in 1970, when they took Mike McCoy.
- Across 56 seasons in this dataset they have a 475-391-11 record (0.548) and reached the playoffs 27 times.
- In seasons after holding at least one top-10 pick, Green Bay Packers added an average of 2.4 wins versus the prior year (14 such seasons in the data).
- Their most-drafted position group is DL, taken 15 times in Round 1.
- Florida St. is their go-to talent pipeline, supplying 5 first-round picks.
- Their best season was 2011: 15-1-0 (+201 point differential).
- Their worst was 1986: 4-12-0 (-164 point differential).
Wins per Season
R1 Pick Slot by Year
Position Breakdown
Point Differential by Season
Impact of Top-10 Picks (Next-Season Wins Delta)
| Draft Year | Pick | Player | Prior-Year Wins | New-Year Wins | Delta | HoF? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | #9 | John Brockington | 6 | 4 | -2 | |
| 1972 | #7 | Willie Buchanon | 4 | 10 | +6 | |
| 1977 | #9 | Mike Butler | 5 | 4 | -1 | |
| 1978 | #6 | James Lofton | 4 | 8 | +4 | HoF |
| 1980 | #4 | Bruce Clark | 5 | 5 | +0 | |
| 1981 | #6 | Rich Campbell | 5 | 8 | +3 | |
| 1985 | #7 | Ken Ruettgers | 8 | 8 | +0 | |
| 1987 | #4 | Brent Fullwood | 4 | 5 | +1 | |
| 1988 | #7 | Sterling Sharpe | 5 | 4 | -1 | HoF |
| 1989 | #2 | Tony Mandarich | 4 | 10 | +6 | |
| 1992 | #5 | Terrell Buckley | 4 | 9 | +5 | |
| 2001 | #10 | Jamal Reynolds | 9 | 12 | +3 | |
| 2006 | #5 | A.J. Hawk | 4 | 8 | +4 | |
| 2009 | #9 | B.J. Raji | 6 | 11 | +5 |
Hall of Fame Selections
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | #6 | James Lofton | WR | Stanford |
| 1988 | #7 | Sterling Sharpe | WR | South Carolina |
Every First-Round Pick
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College | HoF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | #2 | Mike McCoy | DT | Notre Dame | |
| 1970 | #16 | Rich McGeorge | TE | Elon | |
| 1971 | #9 | John Brockington | RB | Ohio St. | |
| 1972 | #7 | Willie Buchanon | DB | San Diego St. | |
| 1972 | #11 | Jerry Tagge | QB | Nebraska | |
| 1973 | #21 | Barry Smith | WR | Florida St. | |
| 1974 | #12 | Barty Smith | RB | Richmond | |
| 1976 | #23 | Mark Koncar | T | Colorado | |
| 1977 | #9 | Mike Butler | DE | Kansas | |
| 1977 | #28 | Ezra Johnson | DE | Morris Brown | |
| 1978 | #6 | James Lofton | WR | Stanford | HoF |
| 1978 | #26 | John Anderson | LB | Michigan | |
| 1979 | #15 | Eddie Lee Ivery | RB | Georgia Tech | |
| 1980 | #4 | Bruce Clark | DE | Penn St. | |
| 1980 | #26 | George Cumby | LB | Oklahoma | |
| 1981 | #6 | Rich Campbell | QB | California | |
| 1982 | #22 | Ron Hallstrom | G | Iowa | |
| 1983 | #11 | Tim Lewis | DB | Pittsburgh | |
| 1984 | #12 | Alphonso Carreker | DE | Florida St. | |
| 1985 | #7 | Ken Ruettgers | T | USC | |
| 1987 | #4 | Brent Fullwood | RB | Auburn | |
| 1988 | #7 | Sterling Sharpe | WR | South Carolina | HoF |
| 1989 | #2 | Tony Mandarich | T | Michigan St. | |
| 1990 | #18 | Tony Bennett | DE | Mississippi | |
| 1990 | #19 | Darrell Thompson | RB | Minnesota | |
| 1991 | #19 | Vinnie Clark | DB | Ohio St. | |
| 1992 | #5 | Terrell Buckley | DB | Florida St. | |
| 1993 | #15 | Wayne Simmons | LB | Clemson | |
| 1993 | #29 | George Teague | DB | Alabama | |
| 1994 | #16 | Aaron Taylor | G | Notre Dame | |
| 1995 | #32 | Craig Newsome | DB | Arizona St. | |
| 1996 | #27 | John Michels | T | USC | |
| 1997 | #30 | Ross Verba | T | Iowa | |
| 1998 | #19 | Vonnie Holliday | DE | North Carolina | |
| 1999 | #25 | Antuan Edwards | DB | Clemson | |
| 2000 | #14 | Bubba Franks | TE | Miami (FL) | |
| 2001 | #10 | Jamal Reynolds | DE | Florida St. | |
| 2002 | #20 | Javon Walker | WR | Florida St. | |
| 2003 | #29 | Nick Barnett | LB | Oregon St. | |
| 2004 | #25 | Ahmad Carroll | DB | Arkansas | |
| 2005 | #24 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | California | |
| 2006 | #5 | A.J. Hawk | LB | Ohio St. | |
| 2007 | #16 | Justin Harrell | DT | Tennessee | |
| 2009 | #9 | B.J. Raji | DT | Boston Col. | |
| 2009 | #26 | Clay Matthews | LB | USC | |
| 2010 | #23 | Bryan Bulaga | T | Iowa | |
| 2011 | #32 | Derek Sherrod | T | Mississippi St. | |
| 2012 | #28 | Nick Perry | DE | USC | |
| 2013 | #26 | Datone Jones | DE | UCLA | |
| 2014 | #21 | Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | DB | Alabama | |
| 2015 | #30 | Damarious Randall | S | Arizona St. | |
| 2016 | #27 | Kenny Clark | DT | UCLA | |
| 2018 | #18 | Jaire Alexander | CB | Louisville | |
| 2019 | #12 | Rashan Gary | LB | Michigan | |
| 2019 | #21 | Darnell Savage Jr. | S | Maryland | |
| 2020 | #26 | Jordan Love | QB | Utah St. | |
| 2021 | #29 | Eric Stokes | DB | Georgia | |
| 2022 | #22 | Quay Walker | LB | Georgia | |
| 2022 | #28 | Devonte Wyatt | DT | Georgia | |
| 2023 | #13 | Lukas Van Ness | DL | Iowa | |
| 2024 | #25 | Jordan Morgan | OL | Arizona | |
| 2025 | #23 | Matthew Golden | WR | Texas |