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Packers Have Done Well with the 29th Overall Pick in the First Round

The Green Bay Packers have the 29th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. The Packers have selected 29th overall in the first round twice before and they had success with both of those picks.

Here is a look back at the two players the Packers selected with the 29th pick of the first round in their history:

LB Nick Barnett, 2003

The Packers selected Oregon State’s Nick Barnett with the 29th overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. Barnett stepped in and became the starting middle linebacker as a rookie and led the team with 112 total tackles.