List of Green Bay Packers first-round draft picks

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers have competed in the National Football League (NFL) since 1921, two years after their original founding by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun. They are members of the Northern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) and play their home games at Lambeau Field in central Wisconsin.

The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks. Teams that qualified for the NFL playoffs select after non-qualifiers, and their order depends on how far they advanced, using their regular season record as a tie-breaker. The final two selections in the first round are reserved for the Super Bowl runner-up and champion. Draft picks are tradable and players or other picks can be acquired with them.

The Packers participated in the first ever NFL draft in 1936 and selected Russ Letlow, a guard from the University of San Francisco. The Packers have selected the number one overall pick in the draft twice, choosing Paul Hornung in 1957 and quarterback Randy Duncan in 1959. They have also selected the second overall pick three times and the third overall pick once. On 14 different occasions the Packers have had two selections in the first round, while on four occasions they have had no selections. The team's eight selections from the University of Minnesota are the most chosen by the Packers from one university. Five first round draft picks by the Packers have gone on to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Hornung, Herb Adderley, Dave Robinson, James Lofton, and Sterling Sharpe), while two have won an NFL MVP Award (Hornung and Aaron Rodgers). John Brockington and Willie Buchanon, the team's first round selections in 1971 and 1972 won back-to-back NFL Rookie of the Year Awards (Brockington on offensive, Buchanon on defense), the only Packers' first round selections to win the award. The team's most recent first round selection was Matthew Golden, a wide receiver from Texas, in the 2025 NFL draft.

Player selections

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Season	Pick	Player name	Position	College	Notes	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
7		Guard	San Francisco
9		Back	Wisconsin
7		Back	Purdue
9		Back	Minnesota
9		Back	Minnesota
7		Back	Wisconsin
9		Tackle	Minnesota
8		Tackle	Minnesota
7		Guard	Michigan
11		Back	Texas Tech
6		Back	Marquette
6		Back	UCLA
7		Back	Wisconsin
5		Back	Nevada
4		Center	Minnesota
5		Tackle	Minnesota
4		Quarterback	Kentucky
7		Halfback	USC
3		Tackle	Notre Dame
4		Back	Kansas State	Packers traded Arnold Galiffa to the New York Giants for Val Joe Walker and a 1954 first-round pick.
5		Linebacker	Purdue
8		Halfback	Miami (FL)
1	MVP	Halfback	Notre Dame	The first pick of the draft was awarded via a lottery won by the Packers.
4		End	Michigan
3		Linebacker	Michigan State
1		Quarterback	Iowa
5		Running back	Vanderbilt
12		Cornerback	Michigan State
14		Running back	LSU
14		Linebacker	Penn State
13		Defensive end	Nebraska
7		Running back	Texas Tech	Packers traded Jim Ringo and Earl Gros to the Philadelphia Eagles for Lee Roy Caffey and a 1965 first-round pick.
10		Wide receiver	Baylor
9		Running back	Illinois	The Detroit Lions were required to provide the Packers a 1966 first-round pick as compensation for signing former Packer Ron Kramer.
13		Guard	Minnesota
9		Guard	Boston College	Packers traded Lloyd Voss and Tony Jeter to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 1967 first-round pick.
25		Quarterback	San Diego State
5		Linebacker	UTEP	The Packers received a first-round pick from the New Orleans Saints as compensation for the Saints signing Packers' fullback Jim Taylor.
26		Guard	Arizona
12		Defensive tackle	Villanova
2		Defensive tackle	Notre Dame	Packers traded Bob Hyland, Elijah Pitts and Lee Roy Caffey to the Chicago Bears for a 1970 first-round pick.
16		Tight end	Elon
9	ROY	Running back	Ohio State	Packers traded Don Horn and their 1971 first round pick to the Denver Broncos for Alden Roche and a 1971 first-round pick.
7	ROY	Cornerback	San Diego State
11		Quarterback	Nebraska	Packers traded Kevin Hardy to the San Diego Chargers for a 1972 first-round pick.
21		Wide receiver	Florida State
12		Running back	Richmond
**	Packers traded their 1975 first-round, second-round and third-round picks, and their 1976 first-round and second-round picks to the St. Louis Rams for John Hadl.
23		Tackle	Colorado	Packers traded Ted Hendricks to the Oakland Raiders for a 1976 first-round pick and a 1977 first-round pick.
9		Defensive end	Kansas
28		Defensive end	Morris Brown	Packers traded Ted Hendricks to the Oakland Raiders for a 1976 first-round pick and a 1977 first-round pick.
6		Wide receiver	Stanford
26		Linebacker	Michigan	Packers traded Mike McCoy to the Oakland Raiders for Herb McMath, a 1978 first round pick and a 1979 fourth-round pick.
15		Running back	Georgia Tech
4		Defensive tackle	Penn State
26		Linebacker	Oklahoma	Packers traded Willie Buchanon to the San Diego Chargers for a 1980 first-round pick and a 1979 seventh-round pick.
6		Quarterback	California
22		Guard	Iowa	Packers traded Aundra Thompson, their 1982 first-round and second-round picks, their 1983 first-round pick and their 1984 second-round pick to the San Diego Chargers for John Jefferson and a 1982 first-round pick.
11		Cornerback	Pittsburgh	Packers traded Bruce Clark to the New Orleans Saints for a 1983 first-round pick.
12		Defensive end	Florida State
7		Tackle	USC	Packers traded their 1985 first-round and second-round picks to the Buffalo Bills for a 1985 first-round pick and 1986 fourth-round pick.
**	Packers traded their 1986 first-round pick and a 1987 conditional fifth round pick to the San Diego Chargers for Mossy Cade.
4		Running back	Auburn
7		Wide receiver	South Carolina
2		Tackle	Michigan State
18		Linebacker	Mississippi	Packers traded their 1989 second-round and fifth-round picks to the Cleveland Browns for Herman Fontenot, a 1989 third-round and fifth-round pick, and a 1990 first-round pick.
19		Running back	Minnesota
19		Cornerback	Ohio State	Packers traded their 1991 first-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 1991 first-round pick and a 1992 first-round pick.
5		Cornerback	Florida State
15		Linebacker	Clemson
29		Safety	Alabama	Packers traded two 1993 second-round picks, their 1993 fourth-round and 1993 eighth-round pick to the Dallas Cowboys for their 1993 first-round and fourth-round picks.
16		Guard	Notre Dame	Packers traded their 1994 first-round and third-round picks to the Miami Dolphins for a 1994 first-round pick.
32		Cornerback	Arizona State	Packers traded their 1995 second-round and sixth-round picks to the Carolina Panthers for their 1995 first-round, third-round and sixth-round picks.
27		Tackle	USC
30		Guard	Iowa
19		Defensive end	North Carolina	Packers traded their 1998 first-round and second-round picks to the Miami Dolphins for a 1998 first-round pick.
25		Safety	Clemson
14		Tight end	Miami (FL)
10		Defensive end	Florida State	Packers traded Matt Hasselbeck and their 2001 first-round and seventh-round picks to the Seattle Seahawks for their 2001 first-round and third-round picks.
20		Wide receiver	Florida State	Packers traded their 2002 first-round and third-round picks to the Seattle Seahawks for their 2002 first-round and fifth round picks.
29		Linebacker	Oregon State
25		Cornerback	Arkansas
24	**** MVP	Quarterback	California
5		Linebacker	Ohio State
16		Defensive tackle	Tennessee
**	Packers traded their 2008 first-round pick to the New York Jets for their 2008 second-round and fourth-round picks.
9		Defensive tackle	Boston College
26		Linebacker	USC	Packers traded their 2009 second-round and two third-round picks to the New England Patriots for their 2009 first round and fifth-round picks.
23		Tackle	Iowa
32		Tackle	Mississippi State
28		Defensive end	USC
26		Defensive end	UCLA
21		Safety	Alabama
30		Safety	Arizona State
27	****	Defensive tackle	UCLA
**	Packers traded their 2017 first-round pick to the Cleveland Browns for their 2017 second-round and fourth-round picks.
18	****	Cornerback	Louisville	Packers traded their 2018 first-round, third-round and sixth round picks to the Seattle Seahawks for their 2018 first-round and seventh round picks.
12	****	Defensive end	Michigan
21	****	Safety	Maryland	Packers traded their 2019 first-round and two fourth-round picks to the Seattle Seahawks for a 2019 first-round pick.
26	****	Quarterback	Utah State	Packers traded their 2020 first-round and fourth-round picks to the Miami Dolphins for a 2020 first-round pick.
29	****	Cornerback	Georgia
22	****	Linebacker	Georgia	Packers traded Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders for their 2022 first-round and second-round picks.
28	****	Defensive end	Georgia
13	****	Defensive end	Iowa	Packers traded Aaron Rodgers and their 2023 first-round and fifth-round picks to the New York Jets for a 2023 first-round, second-round, and sixth-round pick and a conditional 2024 second-round pick.
25	****	Tackle	Arizona
23	****	Wide receiver	Texas