Not Drafting In-State Talent has Haunted Green Bay

In the history of the NFL draft, which began in 1937, a total of 298 players from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been drafted into the NFL, averaging out to 3.5 players drafted per year. While there have been seasons that have included zero Badgers drafted (1938, 1967, 1978), there are also seasons where it seems like Bucky is brought up every other pick (1985 saw 11 Badgers selected).

For the Green Bay Packers, they have infrequently pulled from the in-state talent pool, only selecting 40 Badgers since 1937. While 40 may seem like a lot before the rounds of the draft were drastically shortened, there was upwards of 30 rounds every draft, so they have plenty of chances to keep…