Jersey numbers for Packers draft picks

[Deleted member 6794]

#21 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
#17 Davante Adams
#94 Khyri Thornton
#89 Richard Rodgers
#91 Carl Bradford
#63 Corey Linsley
#84 Jared Abbrederis
#39 Demetri Goodson
#83 Jeff Janis

 

[scotscheese]

on a side note here, how are numbers allocated? obviously some players will have preferences on numbers, but say QB's usually have a low number, so does position count?

 

[Deleted member 6794]

on a side note here, how are numbers allocated? obviously some players will have preferences on numbers, but say QB's usually have a low number, so does position count?

The NFL has a numbering system in place, here´s the allowed number range for specific positions:

QB: 1-19
RB: 20-49
WR: 10-19, 80-89
TE: 40-49, 80-89
OL: 50-79
DL: 50-79, 90-99
LB: 50-59, 90-99
CB: 20-49
S: 20-49
K: 1-19
P: 1-19

 

[rodell330]

Ugh HaHa better be good because Charles Woodson who is my favorite player of all time wore #21. Beloved playmaker in our defense for years.

 

[TJV]

They got the draftees with their numbers on the Packers website roster pretty quickly. I think the most interesting one is #17 for Adams. He wore #15 at Fresno State so #17 is close. It used to be when rookie WRs were assigned numbers between 10 and 19, their chances of making the roster were slim.

 

[rodell330]

They got the draftees with their numbers on the Packers website roster pretty quickly. I think the most interesting one is #17 for Adams. He wore #15 at Fresno State so #17 is close. It used to be when rookie WRs were assigned numbers between 10 and 19, their chances of making the roster were slim.

2nd rd? He better make the roster.

 

[rodell330]

They got the draftees with their numbers on the Packers website roster pretty quickly. I think the most interesting one is #17 for Adams. He wore #15 at Fresno State so #17 is close. It used to be when rookie WRs were assigned numbers between 10 and 19, their chances of making the roster were slim.

Also Cobb wears 18 right? He's pretty good.

 

[TJV]

Maybe I should have been clearer. By "used to be" I meant a decade or more ago. Even then there were exceptions but as a general rule if you were a rookie WR and assigned a low number, your chances to make it weren't great. For example Donald Driver was assigned #13 when he arrived in Green Bay. Here's a video of him talking about wanting to get an 80s number. He now considers #13 lucky but once he made the roster he was able to change numbers.
http://www.insidethehuddle.tv/articles/donald-driver-lucky-13

 

[PackerFlatLander]

Ugh HaHa better be good because Charles Woodson who is my favorite player of all time wore #21. Beloved playmaker in our defense for years.

Wait ... you mean you didn't like Brent Fullwood??? Just kidding. He was before your time and believe me - that's a good thing.

As for the other numbers ... perhaps I'm just old-fashioned, but I'm not a fan of WR's wearing 10-19. I liked it better when they were strictly 80-89. But, that's just me.

 

[Dylan Hoppe]

Ugh HaHa better be good because Charles Woodson who is my favorite player of all time wore #21. Beloved playmaker in our defense for years.

Oooo... I agree. That's gonna be weird. Think he's being pretty "confident" by taking 21. Hopefully he lives up to the numbers standards. I still think peppers with 56 is going to look weird because I loved Barnett.


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[FrankRizzo]

I wish Bradford was a # in the 50's.

Why don't we ever have a good guy wearing #34 or #32?
Those are premium numbers.

 

[JBlood]

The NFL has a numbering system in place, here´s the allowed number range for specific positions:

QB: 1-19
RB: 20-49
WR: 10-19, 80-89
TE: 40-49, 80-89
OL: 50-79
DL: 50-79, 90-99
LB: 50-59, 90-99
CB: 20-49
S: 20-49
K: 1-19
P: 1-19

Aaaahhhh, I miss the days of Otto's 00, Graham's 60, Baugh's 33, Hornung's 5. Johnnie Blood wore 5 different numbers with the Packers; Arnie Herber wore 8 different numbers. Imagine the marketing possibilities for a running back with no. 55; or another center with 00.