Green Bay Packers: 20 best draft picks since the merger

11. Jordy Nelson

Jordy Nelson is just one spot ahead of Jennings on this list, and it’s well deserved.

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After being selected in the second round and with the 36th overall pick in 2008, he took a few years to get going. During his first two seasons, Nelson never totaled more than 366 yards or 33 catches. Then, in his third year, he got a bit better before completely exploding for over 1200 yards during his fourth year in Grene Bay.

That turned out to be just the beginning for Nelson who topped 1200 receiving yards three of the next four seasons he played, including an insane 1519 in 2014. Unfortunately, he suffered a torn ACL in a 2015 preseason game and missed the whole year. That injury sapped his speed and he hasn’t been able to fully recover since.

Even still, he ranks third in Packers’ history with 63 career receiving touchdowns, third with 15 touchdown receptions in a single season and fourth with 497 receptions in his Packer career. We could keep going because his name litters the record books, but I think you get the point.

Hopefully, Nelson will continue his career in a successful manner and will get back on track with the Oakland Raiders.