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Ted Thompson’s draft history: Why the Green Bay Packers are SB favorites

By Raymond Rivard

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Ted Thompson’s draft picks … 2009

… and the reason the Packers are perennial Super Bowl contenders …

Thompson used the trade to get Clay Matthews in the first round after selecting B.J. Raji and pulled in T.J. Lang in the fourth round. Beyond those three players, Thompson pretty much struck out.

April 25-26, 2009; Drafted 9th

  • 1a.  B.J. RAJI, NT, Boston College, 9
  • 1b.  CLAY MATTHEWS, LB, Southern California, 26
    (from New England Patriots in draft-day trade)
  • 2.  (to New England Patriots in draft-day trade), 41
  • 3.  (to New England Patriots in draft-day trade), 73
  • 3.  (to New England Patriots in draft-day trade), 83
    (pick originally obtained from N.Y. Jets for Brett Favre)
  • 4.  T.J. LANG, G/T, Eastern Michigan, 109
  • 5a.  QUINN JOHNSON, FB, Louisiana State, 145
  • 5b.  JAMON MEREDITH, T, South Carolina, 162
    (from New England Patriots in draft-day trade)
  • 6a.  JARIUS WYNN, DE, Georgia, 182
    (from New Orleans Saints in 2008 draft-day trade)
  • 6b.  BRANDON UNDERWOOD, CB, Cincinnati, 187
  • 7.  BRAD JONES, LB, Colorado, 218

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