TJ Watt truthers may not want to hear it, but last year’s second-round corner Kevin King is off to a strong start in his second NFL season. While many people wanted the Green Bay Packers to select Watt at edge rusher during the 2017 draft, the Packers elected to trade back and take King at…
So far throughout training camp and the first two preseason games, certain members of the rookie class (Oren Burks, Josh Jackson, J.K. Scott) have impressed, while others either haven’t had enough time to show their roles or haven’t lived up to their potential (yet). With that being the case, let’s look into the first six…
Continuing into the second part of another ongoing series focusing on the draft, this week’s piece dives into numbers 10-14 on the list of the 20 best draft picks in Green Bay history, round five or later. Last week, I began the list by covering 15-20, with the likes of the Majik Man and Scott…
In the fourth and final part of this series, I will focus on all first-round selections made by Green Bay in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Each week I have focused on a grouping of years to try and break down how the Packers fared and what I would have done (either differently or the same).…
Going into the third part of this series, I will be looking at the first-round selections made by Green Bay in years 2011-2015. Last week, I looked at the selections made from 2006-2010, and the week prior I went through selections from 2000 to 2005. 2011- Derek Sherrod, T In one of the better first…
A lot has been made of the Green Bay Packers first two draft picks of cornerbacks Jaire Alexander and Josh Jackson, and rightfully so. However, I believe fifth round pick J.K. Scott will be the lower round pick with a huge impact for the Green & Gold. People talk about how much of a reach…
Last week, I started a small series of articles looking into the draft history of the Packers since 2000 for their first-round selections. I covered 2000-2005 last week, and this week’s piece will cover the next five seasons, 2006-2010. 2006- A.J. Hawk, LB In a year that was dominated by players in the 2006…
