Packers Packers by Position: Wide Receivers

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Acquisition categories: D2 means second-round draft choice, FA means free agent.



Player
Ht.
Wt.
Age
Acquired
College


Jordy Nelson
6-2½
210
31
D2-'08
Kansas State


Career drops/targets: 1/53, 2008; 3/30, '09; 10/92, '10; 5/100, '11; 6/84, '12; 3/134, '13; 9/163, '14. Playoff games included.


Randall Cobb
5-10
195
25
D2-'11
Kentucky


Receptions/avg. per catch: 28/14.8, 2011; 86/11.5, '12; 33/14.7, '13; 106/13.8, '14; 82/10.6, '15. Playoff games included.


Davante Adams
6-1
215
23
D2-'14
Fresno State


Seven catches for 20 or more yards, four drops in 79 targets as a rookie; seven catches for 20-plus, 12 drops in 96 targets last season.


Ty Montgomery
6-0
216
23
D3-'15
Stanford


Limited to 242 snaps (10 at RB) as rookie. Vertical jump of 40½ inches, broad jump of 10-6, 16 reps on the bench press and Wonderlic score of 24.


Jeff Janis
6-3
219
25
D7-'14
Saginaw Valley State


Played 15 snaps from scrimmage as a rookie and 175 last season, including 80 in two games (San Diego, Arizona in playoffs). Had receptions of 46, 33, 60 and 41 yards in those two games.


Jared Abbrederis
6-1
190
25
D5-'14
Wisconsin


Looking for first full training camp. In 2014, he suffered a torn ACL in the second practice in pads. Last summer, he suffered a concussion in first practice (shells) and didn't return until two days before exhibition finale.


Trevor Davis
6-1
188
23
D5-'16
California


Playing two seasons at Hawaii and two more at Cal, he finished with 109 receptions for 1,672 yards (15.3) and 12 TDs. Missed six games with neck injuries in 2012, '14.


Jamel Johnson
6-2
217
25
FA-'15
Alabama State


Weighing 225, he ran 40 yards in 4.58 with a 38-inch vertical jump at pro day in March 2014. First NFL contract was practice-squad berth in Green Bay in late 2015. Caught 23 passes as freshman at Troy in 2010, then 28 for 355 at Alabama State in '13.


Herb Waters
5-11½
192
23
FA-'16
Miami (Fla.)


40 time of 4.50, vertical jump of 38½. Career No. 2 receiver with 99 catches for 1,534 (15.5) and nine TDs. One of five rookie free agents to land highest signing bonus ($5,000) from Packers.


Geronimo Allison
6-3½
198
22
FA-'16
Illinois


40 time of 4.59, vertical of 34½. Former junior-college player spent two seasons with Fighting Illini, catching 106 passes for 1,480 (14.0) and eight TDs. Signing bonus of $5,000.


Ed Williams
6-0
200
25
FA-'15
Fort Hays State


Abbrederis' injury opened berth on 90-man roster for Williams, who advanced to the final cut before spending all season on practice squad. 40 time of 4.43, vertical of 35.

Source: JSOnline.com