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NFL Draft: Greatest pick from each franchise’s history

By Hans Themistode

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 22: Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals catches a pass prior to the NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers at State Farm Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 22: Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals catches a pass prior to the NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers at State Farm Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images) /
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Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

NFL Draft: Greatest pick from each franchise’s history: Green Bay Packers, QB Aaron Rodgers

Pick: 2005 NFL Draft, 1st round number 24 overall

Stats:

  • 51,245 passing yards
  • 412 passing touchdowns
  • 65.1 completion percentage

Awards:

  • 3 time MVP
  • 1 time Super Bowl Champ
  • 1 Super Bowl MVP
  • 9 time Pro Bowler
  • 3 First Team All-Pro selections

The scene has become famous at this point. A young Aaron Rodgers, sulking in the green room, staring at a phone that simply won’t ring.

Coming out of the 2005 NFL Draft, Rodgers believed to have a real shot at going number one overall. Yet, it was Alex Smith who was taken in that slot. Rodgers waited, waited, waited and waited some more. The Green Bay Packers decided to take a flyer on him with the 24th overall pick and things couldn’t have worked out any better.

With Hall of Famer Brett Favre still playing at a high level but threatening to retire seemingly every five minutes, Rodgers learned a ton sitting behind him for three years. Once he got his chance, Rodgers lit the football world on fire. For 13 years Rodgers has been in the MVP discussion and took home the award three times, including this past season. He’s also a three-time First-Team All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowler.

Rodgers might be getting up there in age at 37, but he doesn’t appear to be slowing down. If Favre was originally drafted by the Packers as opposed to being acquired by the Atlanta Falcons in 1992, this decision would’ve been a toss-up. Since he wasn’t, this one was an easy call.

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