A History of the Green Bay Packers 2008 Draft Picks

Now that the Green Bay Packers have been awarded an additional 4^th round pick in this month's NFL draft, they will enter the draft with 8 overall selections. This, of course, will likely change if general manager Ted Thompson continues his annual tradition of trading down; but, in the mean time, we have a clearer picture of where the team will be picking players to add depth to an already talented roster.

Including the additional 4^th round compensatory pick, the Packers hold the 30^th, 56^th, 60^th, 91^st, 128^th, 135^th, 162^nd and 237^th overall selections. While some will probably spend a great deal of time talking about which players the team will take at those positions, today I'm going to look a bit back in history and look at the last five players taken at those spots in addition to any recognizable names.

The names are in order of most recent to least recent. Any players selected by the Packers are in bold.

30^th overall pick (1^st round) - Craig Davis, Joseph Addai, Heath Miller, Kevin Jones and Sammy Davis.
Other notable players: Reggie Wayne (2001), Keith Bulluck (2000), Patrick Kerney (1999) and Ross Verba (1997).

56^th overall pick (2^nd round) - Tim Crowder, Chris Chester, Darrent Williams, Madieu Williams and Osi Umenyiora.
Other notable players: Ladell Betts (2002), Mike Minter (1997) and Wesley Walls (1989)

60^th overall pick (2^nd round) - Samson Satele, Maurice Jones-Drew, Kelvin Hayden, Courtney Watson and Tyrone Calico.
Other notable players: Andre Dyson (2001), Charlie Batch (1998) and Darren Sharper (1997).

91^st overall pick (3^rd round) - Mario Henderson, Frostee Rucker, Chris Colmer, Anthony Hargrove and Visanthe Shiancoe.
Other notable players: Brian Westbrook (2002) and Brian Griese (1998)

128^th overall pick (4^th round) - Chris Davis, Rob Sims, Chauncey Davis, Cedric Cobbs and Bryant McNeal.

135^th overall pick (4^th round) - Joe Cohen, Rob Ninkovich, Matt Giordano, Antonio Smith and Solomon Bates.
Other notable players: Najeh Davenport, 2002.

162^nd overall pick (5^th round) - Brent Colek, Michael Toudouze, Anthony Alabi, Thomas Tapeh and Kenyon Whiteside.
Other notable players: Kimo von Oelhoffen, 1994.

237^th overall pick (7^th round) - Alan Ball, Stanley McClover, Chris Roberson, Erik Jenson and Dave Yovanotis.