Green Bay Packers draft history under GM Brian Gutekunst (2024 update)

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Green Bay Packers draft history under GM Brian Gutekunst (2024 update)

Since taking over as general manager of the Green Bay Packers in 2018, Brian Gutekunst has made 61 total picks over six different drafts. He will enter the 2024 NFL draft with 11 more picks and a big chance to continue building a top roster — especially considering five of the 11 picks are in the top 100.

Reviewing the past can sometimes be the only way to understand what’s possibly coming in the future.

Here’s a complete breakdown of Gutekunst’s six-year draft history (2018-23) with the Packers.

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Every draft pick

Iowa edge rusher Lukas Van Ness is selected by the Green Bay Packers thirteenth overall in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft at Union Station. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Six drafts, 61 total players.

2018 (11 picks)

1.18: CB Jaire Alexander, Louisville
2.45: CB Josh Jackson, Iowa
3.88: LB Oren Burks, Vanderbilt
4.133: WR J’Mon Moore, Missouri
5.138: OL Cole Madison, Wash. State
5.172: P JK Scott, Alabama
5.174: WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling, USF
6.207: WR Equanimeous St. Brown, Notre Dame
7.232: DL James Looney, Cal
7.239: LS Hunter Bradley, Miss. State
7.248: OLB Kendall Donnerson, SE Missouri State

2019 (8 picks)

1.12: OLB Rashan Gary, Michigan
1.21: S Darnell Savage, Maryland
2.44: OL Elgton Jenkins, Miss. State
3.75: TE Jace Sternberger, Texas A&M
5.150: DL Kingsley Keke, Texas A&M
6.185: CB Ka’dar Hollman, Toledo
6.194: RB Dexter Williams, Notre Dame
7.226: LB Ty Summers, TCU

2020 (9 picks)

1.26: QB Jordan Love, Utah State
2.62: RB A.J. Dillon, Boston College
3.94: TE Josiah Deguara, Cincinnati
5.175: LB Kamal Martin, Minnesota
6.192: OL Jon Runyan, Michigan
6.208: C Jake Hanson, Oregon
6.209: OL Simon Stepaniak, Indiana
7.236: S Vernon Scott, TCU
7.242: OLB Jonathan Garvin, Miami

2021 (9 picks)

1.29: CB Eric Stokes, Georgia
2.62: C Josh Myers, Ohio State
3.85: WR Amari Rodgers, Clemson
4.142: OL Royce Newman, Ole Miss
5.173: DL TJ Slaton, Florida
5.178: CB Shemar Jean-Charles, App. State
6.214: OL Cole Van Lanen, Wisconsin
6.220: LB Isaiah McDuffie, Boston College
7.256: RB Kylin Hill, Miss. State

2022 (11 picks)

1.22: LB Quay Walker, Georgia
1.28: DL Devonte Wyatt, Georgia
2.34: WR Christian Watson, North Dakota State
3.92: OL Sean Rhyan, UCLA
4.132: WR Romeo Doubs, Nevada
4.140: OL Zach Tom, Wake Forest
5.179: OLB Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina
7.228: S Tariq Carpenter, Georgia Tech
7.234: DL Jonathan Ford, Miami
7.249: OT Rasheed Walker, Penn State
7.258: WR Samori Toure, Nebraska

2023 (13 picks)

1.13: OLB Lukas Van Ness, Iowa
2.42: TE Luke Musgrave, Oregon State
2.50: WR Jayden Reed, Michigan State
3.78: TE Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State
4.116: DL Colby Wooden, Auburn
5.149: QB Sean Clifford, Penn State
5.159: WR Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia
6.179: DL Karl Brooks, Bowling Green
6.207: K Anders Carlson, Auburn
7.232: CB Carrington Valentine, Kentucky
7.235: RB Lew Nichols, Central Michigan
7.242: S Anthony Johnson Jr., Iowa State
7.256: WR Grant DuBose, Charlotte

First-round picks (8)

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Year Name Pos School RAS Age
2018 Jaire Alexander CB Louisville 9.54 21
2019 Rashan Gary EDGE Michigan 9.95 21
2019 Darnell Savage S Maryland 8.35 21
2020 Jordan Love QB Utah State 8.46 21
2021 Eric Stokes CB Georgia 9.38 22
2022 Quay Walker LB Georgia 9.63 21
2022 Devonte Wyatt DL Georgia 9.60 24
2023 Lukas Van Ness EDGE Iowa 9.39 21

His track record is clear: Gutekunst prefers and prioritizes young and elite athletes in the first round. Six of his eight first-rounders have been 21 years old; six have a RAS of 9.0 or better.

2024 draft picks: No. 25

Second-round picks (7)

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Year Name Pos School RAS Age
2018 Josh Jackson CB Iowa 9.27 22
2019 Elgton Jenkins OL Miss. State 9.57 23
2020 A.J. Dillon RB Boston College 9.16 22
2021 Josh Myers C Ohio State N/A 22
2022 Christian Watson WR NDSU 9.96 22
2023 Luke Musgrave TE Oregon State 9.78 22
2023 Jayden Reed WR Michigan State 6.74 23

Reed looks like a bit of an exception when it comes to elite athletes in the second round, but the Packers clocked him at under 4.4 in the 40-yard dash and clearly had no issues with his size and athleticism. The Packers want elite athletes in the first two rounds. Interestingly enough, Gutekunst has picked an offensive player in the second round with six straight picks.

2024 draft picks: No. 41, No. 58

Third-round picks (6)

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Year Name Pos School RAS Age
2018 Oren Burks LB Vanderbilt 9.73 23
2019 Jace Sternberger TE Texas A&M 5.25 22
2020 Josiah Deguara TE Cincinnati 6.67 23
2021 Amari Rodgers WR Clemson 5.37 21
2022 Sean Rhyan OL UCLA 9.35 21
2023 Tucker Kraft TE South Dakota State 9.68 22

Is the third-round curse broken? Kraft looks like a real find after a highly encouraging finish to the 2023 season, and Rhyan even rotated in as a starter at right guard and could be the early favorite to start there in 2024. Avoiding the temptation to take swings on average athletes might be the key here. The Sternberger-Deguara-Rodgers run was bust-bust-bust.

2024 draft picks: No. 88, No. 91

Fourth-round picks (5)

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Year Name Pos School RAS Age
2018 J’Mon Moore WR Missouri 8.43 22
2021 Royce Newman OL Ole Miss 8.72 23
2022 Romeo Doubs WR Nevada 8.28 22
2022 Zach Tom OL Wake Forest 9.92 23
2023 Colby Wooden DL Auburn 9.24 22

Four of the five remain on the roster, and Doubs and Tom are key players. All five had a RAS of 8.0 or better. Historically, the Packers have done well with receivers and line of scrimmage players in the fourth round.

2024 draft picks: No. 125 overall

Fifth-round picks (10)

Some hits, some misses. Slaton is a starter, Enagbare has been key reserve and Wicks looks like a potential 2024 starter. Some of the big misses came on average athletes.

2024 draft picks: No. 168 (compensatory)

Year Name Pos School RAS Age
2018 Cole Madison OL Wash. State 4.59 23
2018 JK Scott P Alabama N/A 22
2018 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR USF 9.27 23
2019 Kingsley Keke DL Texas A&M 7.99 22
2020 Kamal Martin LB Minnesota N/A 21
2021 TJ Slaton DL Florida 7.96 23
2021 Shemar Jean-Charles CB App. State 4.27 22
2022 Kingsley Enagbare LB S. Carolina 6.26 22
2023 Sean Clifford QB Penn State 9.04 24
2023 Dontayvion Wicks WR Virginia 9.17 21

Sixth-round picks (10)

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Year Name Pos School RAS Age
2018 Equanimeous St. Brown WR Notre Dame 9.84 21
2019 Ka’dar Hollman CB Toledo 9.22 23
2019 Dexter Williams RB Notre Dame 8.17 22
2020 Jon Runyan OL Michigan 8.45 22
2020 Jake Hanson C Oregon 3.74 23
2020 Simon Stepaniak OL Indiana N/A 22
2021 Cole Van Lanen OL Wisconsin 8.49 22
2021 Isaiah McDuffie LB Boston College 7.33 21
2023 Karl Brooks DL Bowling Green 5.87 22
2023 Anders Carlson K Auburn N/A 24

Brooks made big plays as a rookie, and Carlson still has a shot to be the long-term answer at kicker. McDuffie could be a starter at linebacker, and Runyan just signed a $10 million per year deal with the Giants.

2024 draft picks: No. 201, No. 219 (compensatory)

Seventh-round picks (15)

The seventh round is a true crapshoot. Gutekunst has often stockpiled these picks, hoping one or two will hit and provide roster depth. He’ll get two more chances in 2024. The Packers got two players (Valentine, Johnson) who started games on defense in the seventh round in 2023.

2024 draft picks: No. 245, No. 255 (compensatory)

Year Name Pos School RAS Age
2018 James Looney DL Cal 9.74 22
2018 Hunter Bradley LS Miss. State 9.02 23
2018 Kendall Donnerson OLB SE Missouri State 9.89 22
2019 Ty Summers LB TCU 9.71 23
2020 Vernon Scott S TCU N/A 22
2020 Jonathan Garvin OLB Miami (Fl) 8.98 20
2021 Kylin Hill RB Miss. State 7.31 22
2022 Tariq Carpenter S Georgia Tech 9.06 23
2022 Jonathan Ford DL Miami 3.53 23
2022 Rasheed Walker OT Penn State N/A 22
2022 Samori Toure WR Nebraska 6.15 24
2023 Carrington Valentine CB Kentucky 9.30 21
2023 Lew Nichols III RB Central Michigan 7.94 21
2023 Anthony Johnson Jr S Iowa State 8.13 23
2023 Grant DuBose WR Charlotte 8.79 21

By position

Italics: still on roster

QB (2): Sean Clifford, Jordan Love
RB (4): Lew Nichols III, Kylin Hill, A.J. Dillon, Dexter Williams
WR (10): Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, Grant DuBose, Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Samori Toure, Amari Rodgers, J’Mon Moore, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Equanimeous St. Brown
TE (4): Luke Musgrave, Tucker Kraft, Josiah Deguara, Jace Sternberger
OL (11): Sean Rhyan, Zach Tom, Rasheed Walker, Josh Myers, Royce Newman, Cole Van Lanen, Jon Runyan, Jake Hanson, Simon Stepaniak, Elgton Jenkins, Cole Madison
DL (7): Colby Wooden, Karl Brooks, Devonte Wyatt, Jonathan Ford, TJ Slaton, Kingsley Keke, James Looney
OLB (5): Lukas Van Ness, Kingsley Enagbare, Jonathan Garvin, Rashan Gary, Kendall Donnerson
LB (5): Quay Walker, Isaiah McDuffie, Kamal Martin, Ty Summers, Oren Burks
CB (6): Carrington Valentine, Eric Stokes, Shemar Jean-Charles, Ka’dar Hollman, Jaire Alexander, Josh Jackson
S (4): Anthony Johnson Jr., Tariq Carpenter, Vernon Scott, Darnell Savage
ST (3): Anders Carlson, JK Scott, Hunter Bradley

Offense: 31
Defense: 27
Special teams: 3
Still on roster: 32

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