The Green Bay Packers have had some wonderful luck in the NFL Draft over the years (see: Rodgers, Aaron), but they've also had their fair share of draft busts who've broken our hearts with heaping spoonfuls of potential unfulfilled. Here’s our list of The 3 Biggest Draft Busts In Green Bay Packers History.
3. DT Justin Harrell (#16 in 2007)
One of the few NFL Draft black marks on GM Ted Thompson's resume, Harrell was already injury-prone before the team selected him in the middle of 2007's first round. Those injuries reared their ugly head in his rookie season, and he would end up making just two starts in seven games during his first NFL campaign. He would ride the pine for three more years in S.D. before eventually washing out of the league in 2011.
2. QB Rich Campbell (#6 in 1981)
The Packers have had a wealth of franchise quarterbacks in their storied history, but Rich Campbell sure wasn't one of them. Campbell went from sure thing to benchwarmer in no time flat, appearing in just seven games over four years before fading off into the distance. The Packers would redeem themselves with another Cal Bears quarterback named Aaron Rodgers years down the road, but Campbell proved to be anything but Golden.
1. OL Tony Mandarich (#2 in 1989)
Touted as the "best offensive line prospect ever," Mandarich ended up being a better matador than an offensive lineman, allowing pass rushers to run right past him time in and time out. He's part of the unholy trio of all-time NFL draft busts, joining JaMarcus Russell and Ryan Leaf on the reverse Mount Rushmore of NFL lore.
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