Somewhat negative view of Ted Thompson’s draft history

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2008 – Green Bay Packers

Rd Sel # Player              Position School

2 36 Jordy Nelson WR Kansas State – Playing well for a rookie

2 56 Brian Brohm QB Louisville – Horrible performance in pre-season, 3rd string QB.

2 60 Patrick Lee CB Auburn – On IR

3 91 Jermichael Finley TE Texas – Has been the #3 tight end and cannot get on the field.

4 102 Jeremy Thompson DE Wake Forest – Shown some energy but has been hurt

4 135 Josh Sitton T Central Florida – Gotten some playing time as fill-in, project

5 150 Breno Giacomini T Louisville – Project player

7 209 Matt Flynn QB Louisiana State – Played decently in pre-season

7 217 Brett Swain WR San Diego State – Practice squad

2007 – Green Bay Packers

Rd Sel # Player              Position School

1 16 Justin Harrell DT Tennessee – No surprise, has been injured a lot

2 63 Brandon Jackson RB Nebraska – Has played well in spurts, fumble liability

3 78 James Jones WR San Jose State – Played well early as a rookie, has slumped this year

3 89 Aaron Rouse SAF Virginia Tech – Has filled in for injuries, often out of position

4 119 Allen Barbre G Missouri Southern State – Still a project

5 157 David Clowney WR Virginia Tech – Gone

6 191 Korey Hall FB Boise State – Has played well enough

6 192 Desmond Bishop LB California – Made some big plays vs Houston, doesn’t look like a starter

6 193 Mason Crosby K Colorado – Has been very solid

7 228 DeShawn Wynn RB Florida – Was cut, but re-signed because of injuries

7 243 Clark Harris TE Rutgers – Gone

2006 – Green Bay Packers

Rd Sel # Player Position School

1 5 A.J. Hawk OLB Ohio State – Hasn’t been the impact player expected, but a solid linebacker

2 47 Daryn Colledge G Boise State – Cannot sustain blocks, gets beat by power and speed

2 52 Greg Jennings WR Western Michigan – Looks like a star, gets lost in some games

3 67 Abdul Hodge LB Iowa – Gone

3 75 Jason Spitz G Louisville – Plays okay in fill-in roles, not a starter

4 104 Cory Rodgers WR Texas Christian – Gone

4 115 Will Blackmon CB Boston College – Pick play ability on special teams, goes sideways too often

5 148 Ingle Martin QB Furman – Gone

5 165 Tony Moll G Nevada-Reno – Backup player

6 183 Johnny Jolly DT Texas A&M – Good enough, especially considering where he was picked

6 185 Tyrone Culver DB Fresno State – Gone

7 253 Dave Tollefson DE Northwest Missouri State – Gone

2005 – Green Bay Packers

Rd Sel # Player                           Position School

1 24 Aaron Rodgers QB California – Looks like a solid QB

2 51 Nick Collins FS Bethune-Cookman – Out of position way too often

2 58 Terrence Murphy WR Texas A&M – Out of NFL: Injury

4 115 Marviel Underwood DB San Diego State – Gone

4 125 Brady Poppinga LB Brigham Young – Decent vs run, can’t cover

5 143 Junius Coston C North Carolina A&T – Gone

5 167 Mike Hawkins DB Oklahoma – Gone

6 180 Mike Montgomery DT Texas A&M – Playing okay as a fill-in

6 195 Craig Bragg WR UCLA – Gone

7 245 Kurt Campbell CB Albany State (NY) – Gone

7 246 Will Whitticker G Michigan State – Gone


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