It's been a pretty profitable quarter-century for the Green Bay Packers in the NFL draft.
As a team that has developed a reputation for building through the draft process, rather than signing big-ticket free agents, the Packers have made 19 playoff appearances since the year 2000, including a Super Bowl, five additional trips to the NFC championship game and 12 division titles.
Since the calendar turned to the 21st century, we're betting you can guess the pick we'd rate as the No. 1 selection in the past 26 years. It's Aaron Rodgers in 2005.
But, since the Packers don't have any first-round picks this year, let's take first-rounders out of the equation.
Here's our list of the best, judged on impact but also value in the draft – as in, the lower the pick, the better marks for turning out an impactful player:
Is it too soon to add Watson to the list? He does have 133 catches and 2,264 yards with 20 touchdowns for the Packers, and that's despite navigating serious injuries.
The deep threat from North Dakota State makes him a unique element in the Packers' passing game. It was a tough call to choose him over Jayden Reed, the No. 50 pick in the 2023 draft, for this final spot.
Over eight seasons in Green Bay, the Georgia Tech alumnus hauled in nine interceptions, forced eight fumbles and recovered nine more, generally making life miserable for teams trying to pass on the Packers.
If you're going to take a kicker ... well, you better not miss.
The kicker from Colorado became almost as constant a staple as Rodgers over 16 seasons, setting the mark for most career points in Packers history and battling through career valleys to continually produce in big moments.
Sure, kickers may not net the same bottom-line value as draft picks at other positions, but for a generation, the Packers had a reliable option, and you can't always say that about the years since.
On the surface, ranking Doubs ahead of his draft classmate, Watson, may cause a raised eyebrow or two. But when you consider the fourth-round value and the production Doubs gave the Packers over four years (202 receptions, 2,424 yards, 59 games played, 21 touchdowns), it's pretty solid stuff.
The Nevada alumnus will play with New England in 2026, but as it stands now, he's third in his draft class in touchdowns (just ahead of Watson, who has played in fewer games because of injury), and he has the most receiving yards of any 2022 draftee from the third round or later.
Kraft was the second tight end selected by the Packers in the 2023 draft, but he's emerged as the star of a draft class that produced numerous Packers contributors. Before an ACL tear truncated his 2025 season, Kraft had become a fully realized weapon in the Packers offense.
The South Dakota State alumnus already has 113 catches, 1,551 yards and 15 touchdowns, and he's no slouch in the blocking game. He's still just 25 years old.
In nine seasons with the Packers, Jones racked up 433 receptions, 5,861 yards and 51 touchdowns, including a league-leading 14 during the 2012 season. He was seldom unavailable, playing in all 16 games in all but two seasons, with 14 and 10 games in the other two.
Coming from San Jose State, he has the third-most receiving yards of any wideout taken in 2007, behind only Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson and Kansas City's Dwayne Bowe.
Tom has become an invaluable asset on the Packers offensive line, and he just turned 27 years old in late March, so there's still plenty of gas in the tank.
The versatile player from Wake Forest appeared in all 17 games in 2023 and 2024, then another 12 last season, often playing right tackle, and he earned a spot on the Pro Football Focus first-team All-Pro squad two seasons ago. Pretty good for a fourth-rounder.
The 2017 Pro Bowler from Iowa was a wrecking ball in seven seasons in Green Bay, appearing in all 16 games for four straight seasons and 14 during his Pro Bowl campaign.