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NFL Draft

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…

The Green Bay Packers are stocked up on young talent as they prepare to create the most competitive training camp possible. OTAs begin this week meaning we all will get our first look at the newcomers. Tramon Williams will return wearing no. 38 while Jimmy Graham and Muhammad Wilkerson are looking to get acclimated on…

The 2017 NFL Draft class at running back was talked about as one of the best draft classes at the position in history, even before last April’s draft. It certainly lived up to that, and maybe even more. According to Pro Football Focus, nine rookie running backs ranked in the top 35. That list does…

The Packers, should they stay healthy, are in pretty great shape in the skill position area.  They now have a stable of capable running backs, including a potential star in Aaron Jones.  Davante Adams had a solid breakout season in 2017 and proved to be a talent independent of Rodgers’ greatness, succeeding with Brett Hundley…

Packers third-round pick Oren Burks is drawing a lot of comparisons to former inside linebacker Joe Thomas. Thomas was dynamic enough to be called upon in pass-coverage situations, sometimes acting as a third safety. Burks, who started out as a safety for Vanderbilt, became a full-time middle linebacker by his senior season. Like Thomas, Burks…

On the final day of the 2018 NFL draft, the Green Bay Packers used 11 selections to beef up their positional depth chart. These selections are more based on potential, as the Packers have hit home runs on in the past in the later rounds of the draft. While the team came into the draft…