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GREEN BAY – The Packers took their first defensive lineman in the 2021 NFL Draft with the selection of Florida's T.J. Slaton in the fifth round on Saturday. He's the first of Green Bay's two fifth-round picks, at No. 173 overall. A big guy at 6-4, 330, Slaton saw the field for the Gators...

GREEN BAY – Using their first-round pick on a cornerback was not the only help the Packers decided to provide for their secondary in this draft. They added Appalachian State defensive back Shemar Jean-Charles with their second pick in the fifth round, No. 178 overall. Jean-Charles (5-11...

While Jean-Charles remarked "there's nothing pretty about my game," he is a relentless defender who plays "hard and with a lot of heart." According to Pro Football Focus, Jean-Charles gave up just five completions on 35 targets in single coverage last year. "A lot of that comes from my...

Along with gaining a few pointers from Cobb, Rodgers also has benefited from advice from his father, who quarterbacked Tennessee to an undefeated season in 1998 and the football program's first NCAA Division I-A national championship. Rodgers was offered a chance to follow in his dad's...

Finally it worked out with Tennessee, which asked for the first of Gutekunst's two fourth-rounders, No. 135 overall, to give up pick No. 85, seven spots higher than Green Bay's original third-rounder. Lo and behold, Rodgers – a short (5-10) but well-built (212 pounds) slot receiver who can run...

GREEN BAY – Seven years after drafting All-Pro Corey Linsley, the Packers have taken another Ohio State center, Josh Myers, in the second round with the No. 62 pick. A team captain in 2020, Myers started 21 of his final 22 games at center for the Buckeyes. The 6-foot-5, 310-pound native of...

GREEN BAY – The Packers got their man at receiver Friday night after trading up in the third round with the Tennessee Titans to draft Clemson's Amari Rodgers with the 85th overall pick. The Packers moved up from No. 92 by surrendering one of their fourth-round picks, No. 135 overall, to the...

"We talked about how incredible it would be if I ever got the chance to play there, and here we are," Myers said. Myers comes from a family of athletes and a long line of centers. First off, he says the best athlete in the family is his mother, a Dayton University Hall of Famer as a basketball...

Matt from Fort Worth, TX In your opinion, what was the biggest surprise of the night? For me, there were three. The Notre Dame linebacker, Owusu-Koramoah, not getting drafted in the first round. The Eagles, for the second straight year, spending a first-round pick on a small receiver. And...

GREEN BAY – The Packers used their first-round draft pick Thursday night to address the cornerback position, taking Georgia's Eric Stokes with the No. 29 overall pick. Stokes, a 6-1, 185-pound speedster who clocked a pair of sub-4.3 times at Georgia's pro day, did not have a college...

Gutekunst pondered offers to trade both up and down but ultimately didn't want to pass on a top prospect at a crucial position of need, with the defense's second and third corners, Kevin King and Chandon Sullivan, playing on one-year deals in 2021. In studying Stokes, Gutekunst saw a player...

"His explosiveness is off the charts," Gutekunst said. "As he continued to play in the SEC, I think you saw his confidence continue to grow and grow and grow. That kind of led him to have the year that he had this year. As we got to know him through this process, he just fit our profile, of not...

TK from Grafton, WI Just what is it that makes the NFL Draft superior to all the others? The complexity of the various positions? The fact that the players selected can contribute so much sooner (especially when compared to baseball)? The fact that players chosen in the late rounds can become...

GREEN BAY – The Packers are almost on the clock and packers.com has all the 2021 NFL Draft coverage you need of Green Bay's selections over the next three days. The festivities kick off in Cleveland with the first round at 7 p.m. CT Thursday, the second and third rounds at 6 p.m. CT Friday...

GREEN BAY – Brian Gutekunst won't be making picks from inside his home this year, but the 2021 NFL Draft will still be vastly different than most for the Packers' general manager and personnel executives across the league. While Gutekunst and his scouts will be back in their usual digs at...

Titletown is set to celebrate moms and mother-figures on Saturday, May 8, with a "Mamaste" yoga-focused event, featuring yoga and Mother's Day activities for moms and the whole family from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The event will begin with Yoga + Mediation on the football field from 8:30 to 9:30...

Justin from Oliver Springs, TN Do you, like I, think there is more value trading up in the second round of the draft this year? With all the need at QB, it seems like every mock I see still has studs left at 29 and beyond. If Gutekunst doesn't trade up in the first round (or trades back), to...

Packers.com consulted more than a dozen mock drafts from reputable national outlets and compiled a list of players most frequently mocked as draft selections in the bottom third of the first round (picks 20-32). Between now and draft day, when the Packers are slated to select at No. 29...

Winslow, 26, joined the Packers late in the 2020 season as an emergency punter on the practice squad. He's been well-traveled since entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Chicago in '18. After being cut at the end of training camp that year, Winslow resurfaced with the San Diego...

ANALYZING THE PICKS SINCE 2005 Total Picks: 149 Offense: 77 Defense: 69 Specialists: 3 POSITION-BY-POSITION Quarterback (7): Aaron Rodgers (2005-1), Ingle Martin (2006-5a), Brian Brohm (2008-2b), Matt Flynn (2008-7a), B.J. Coleman (2012-7b), Brett Hundley (2015-5a), Jordan Love...