Sports Illustrated identified the best players at all 259 NFL draft spots. These 20 Packers made the list.

Rick Gosselin of Sports Illustrated conducted a fun project looking at the best player taken at every NFL draft spot — all 259 of them.

The Green Bay Packers, as it turned out, led the way with 20 draft selections, two more than Pittsburgh in second place. There were also some additional Wisconsin selections of note.

Check out who made the list.

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12. Herb Adderley, 1961

The Hall of Fame Packers cornerback won six championships (five with the Packers). He finished his career with 48 interceptions. He also won a ring with Dallas, but he's quoted in Jerry Kramer's book, "Distant Replay," as saying, "I’m the only man with a Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl ring who doesn’t wear it. I’m a Green Bay Packer."

20. Forrest Gregg, 1956

The nine-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle won six rings, then went on to a successful coaching career that included a return to the Packers from 1984-87 (though he was NFL coach of the year in 1975 with Cleveland).

25. Boyd Dowler, 1959

Surprised to see him here? The receiver won five championships and caught 474 passes for 7,270 yards. He was part of the NFL's 50th anniversary team and, of course, part of the "Ice Bowl" team that went on to win Super Bowl II.

36. Ray Nitschke, 1957

The Hall of Fame linebacker won five championship rings and became the archetype of hard-nosed Lombardi-era football.

39. Jerry Kramer, 1958

The guard threw the famous Ice Bowl block, and though he waited a long time for Hall of Fame induction, he's now there after five championships and a spot on the 50th anniversary team. He also scored 10 points in the 1962 NFL title game in a 16-7 Packers win.

79. Jim Ringo, 1953

The Hall of Fame center's name can be found in the Lambeau ring of honor after he made 10 Pro Bowls and won two titles. His blocking helped pave the way for Jim Taylor, particularly in 1962 when Taylor won the NFL's rushing title. 

90. Antonio Freeman, 1995

A key piece of Green Bay's two NFC championship teams in 1996 and 1997, Freeman may have only made one career Pro Bowl, but he left an indelible mark in Green Bay. He finished with 477 career receptions and caught 61 touchdowns. It's hard to say if his most memorable came in a Super Bowl or against the Vikings on Monday Night Football. 

118. Mark Brunell, 1993

He made his career elsewhere, including three Pro Bowl appearances with the Jaguars, but he was one of many top-flight quarterbacks backing up Brett Favre over the course of history.

141. Doug Evans, 1993

Turns out this was a pretty good draft for the Packers (with Wayne Simmons, George Teague and Earl Dotson picked in the first three rounds). Evans was in the secondary for the Super Bowl triumph after the 1996 season and finished with 28 career interceptions. He spent five seasons in Green Bay and the second half of his career in Carolina.

149. Dorsey Levens, 1994 

Levens was also part of the Super Bowl run and became a popular fixture in Green Bay with a pair of 1,000-yard rushing seasons and 36 touchdowns. 

156. Aaron Kampman, 2002

The defensive end made back-to-back Pro Bowls and finished with 58 career sacks (including 15½ in 2006). He spent eight of his 10 years with the Packers.

157. Mark Chmura, 1992

Ten years earlier, Green Bay struck gold with another pick in the 150s. Chmura went to three Pro Bowls and was part of the Super Bowl teams of 1996 and 1997. He finished with 17 touchdowns and 2,253 career receiving yards.

159. Bryce Paup, 1990 

The four-time Pro Bowler was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1995 ... although that was his first year in Buffalo after the Packers let him go. Still, he spent five productive years with the Packers, including a 1994 season in which he posted three interceptions and 7.5 sacks.

187. Matt Hasselbeck, 1998

We mentioned the run of strong backup quarterbacks earlier, and Hasselbeck certainly fits the bill. The three-time Pro Bowler led the Seahawks to the Super Bowl after the 2005 season, though he got his start as Brett Favre's understudy in 1999 and 2000.

193. Mason Crosby, 2007

The kicker Crosby has been a reliable staple during the Packers' recent run of success, with 1,682 career points (top 20 all time).

200. Bart Starr, 1956

It's flabbergasting that Starr was taken so low in the draft. The superstar Hall of Famer was the face of the franchise for years, guiding Green Bay to wins in the first two Super Bowls with two Super Bowl MVP trophies. The quarterback won five titles overall.

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213. Donald Driver, 1999

Driver became a tremendous underdog story, emerging from a humble draft slot to become the all-time leading receiver in Packers history, with 743 career catches for more than 10,000 yards and 67 touchdowns. He's part of the Super Bowl champion team after the 2010 season.

230. Adam Timmerman, 1995

Here's a name some Packers fans may have forgotten, but diehards know Timmerman as a guard on the Super Bowl champion team in 1996, and he won a second ring with the 1999 Rams.

251. Scott Wells, 2004

The Packers found another staple offensive lineman in the 250s, taking the center that eventually won a Super Bowl and earned a Pro Bowl berth during his time in Green Bay. After eight seasons, he also finished his career with the Rams.

255. Don Majkowsi, 1987

And you thought 200 was a low spot to get a starting quarterback? Majkowksi became the Majik Man during his tenure in Green Bay, the final days before Brett Favre and Reggie White ushered in a new era. His 4,318 passing yards and 27 touchdowns led the NFL in 1989, and he finished with 12,700 career yards with 66 scores.

Other connections

Other picks that weren't made by the Packers but have significant ties to the franchise or state of Wisconsin.

33. Brett Favre, 1991. OK he wasn't drafted by the Packers, but Atlanta traded their second-round pick a year later to the Packers, and the rest is history. In 1992, he became Green Bay's starting quarterback, led the franchise to new heights, won a Super Bowl and set a nearly unbreakable record for most consecutive NFL starts.

45. Dave Casper, 1974. The Oakland tight end made five Pro Bowls, won a Super Bowl and owns a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played his final year of high-school football in Chilton, Wisconsin. He made 378 career catches with 5,216 yards and 52 scores.

58. Dick LeBeau, 1959. The Hall of Fame cornerback was drafted by Cleveland and spent the bulk of his playing career in Detroit, but he was a secondary coach with the Packers from 1976-1979 before working his way up to one of the league's top defensive coordinators. 

75. Russell Wilson, 2012. The Seattle quarterback, of course, spent his final year of college at the University of Wisconsin, orchestrating a magical 2011 season and Big Ten championship. Now, he's made seven Pro Bowls for the Seahawks, with one Super Bowl title, and generally stands as a thorn in the Packers' side.

108. Jahri Evans, 2006. The six-time Pro Bowler will always be associated with the New Orleans Saints, but he did close his career in Green Bay for the 2017 season.

113. Kevin Greene, 1985. The tough-nosed linebacker for the Steelers played in five Pro Bowls, twice led the league in sacks and was the Defensive Player of the Year in 1996. He was also an assistant coach with the Super Bowl champion Packers in the 2010 season.

122. Hardy Nickerson, 1987. The five-time Pro Bowler was drafted by Pittsburgh and made his name in Tampa Bay, though he spent his final season, in 2002, with the Packers.

125. Mike Webster, 1974. The native of Tomahawk (Rhinelander High School) is on the short list of greatest NFL players ever from Wisconsin. The nine-time Pro Bowler and four-time Super Bowl champion with the Steelers redefined the center position.

169. Al Harris, 1997. Selected by Tampa Bay, Harris made two Pro Bowls and is best known in Packers history for his famous pick-six to beat the Seahawks in the playoffs after the 2003 season.

181. Willie Davis, 1956. The Hall of Famer is far better known for his 10 seasons in Green Bay, featuring four All-Pro selections and five rings. But the defensive end was actually drafted by Cleveland first and played two seasons with the Browns at the start of his career.

192. Shannon Sharpe, 1990. Sharpe never played for the Packers, but he did thank his brother, Sterling, at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony. 

"I’m the only player of 267 men that’s walked through this building to my left that can honestly say this: I’m the only pro football player that’s in the Hall of Fame, and the second best player in my own family."

Sterling, of course, was a record-setting receiver for the Packers during his injury-truncated seven-year career.

208. Seth Joyner, 1986. His three Pro Bowls came with Philadelphia and Arizona, as did most of his 24 interceptions and 52 sacks. But his Super Bowl experiences came later, first in 1997 in his only season with the Packers and then in 1998 with the Broncos, when he won his only ring.

212. Harry Galbreath, 1988. He was drafted by Miami but played all 16 games for the Packers from 1993-95 at offensive guard, right on the precipice of a Super Bowl breakthrough. 

223. Mark Clayton, 1983. The five-time Pro Bowler will always be remembered as a Miami Dolphin, but he caught 32 passes for Green Bay in 1993, his final NFL season.

254. Vai Sikahema, 1986. The kick returner drafted by the Cardinals became a special-teams weapon in his career and spent the 1993 season with the Packers.

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