Yesterday, I proposed my simple theory of how to draft in the NFL’s first round. Round 1 draft picks should only be used for players who play game-changing positions. The game-changing positions are QB, WR and CB, or an extraordinary left tackle, running back or pass rusher.
It’s time to test the theory out on Green Bay Packers’ general manager Ted Thompson’s first-round picks from 2005 to the present. Here are all of Thompson’s first round draft choices for the Packers.
- 2016: Kenny Clark, DT
- 2015: Damarious Randall, S
- 2014: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S
- 2013: Datone Jones, DE
- 2012: Nick Perry, LB
- 2011: Derek Sherrod, T
- 2010: Bryan Bulaga, T
- 2009: B.