In what has been a frantic week of negotiations, trades, and player signings, the Green Bay Packers have finally signed each of their 2011 draft picks. These ten rookies had been waiting anxiously for the end of the lockout so that they could get to Green Bay and start training. And now, with all of their contracts signed, they have earned their uniform numbers and are ready to take to the practice field.
Below is a list of the draft picks, their new numbers, and some information about their contracts:
Derek Sherrod
Drafted: Rd 1, Pick 32 (32)
Position: OL (T)
Number: #78
Contract: Four-year contract total: $6.6 million ($5.32 million guaranteed); Signing bonus: $3,301,456
Randall Cobb
Drafted: Rd 2, Pick 32 (64)
Position: WR
Number: #18
Contract: Four-year contract total: $3.2 million; Signing bonus: $834,000
Alex Green
Drafted: Rd 3, Pick 32 (96)
Position: RB
Number: #20
Contract: Four-year contract
Davon House
Drafted: Rd 4, Pick 34 (131)
Position: DB (CB)
Number: #31
Contract: Four-year contract total: $2.34 million
D.J. Williams
Drafted: Rd 5, Pick 10 (141)
Position: TE
Number: #84
Contract: Four-year contract total: $2.33 million; First-year pay: $424,500; Signing bonus: $198,000
Caleb Schlauderaff
Drafted: Rd 6, Pick 14 (179)
Position: OL (G)
Number: #68
Contract: Four-year contract total: $2.21 million; First-year pay: $401,450
D.J. Smith
Drafted: Rd 6, Pick 21 (186)
Position: LB
Number: #51
Contract: Four-year contract
Ricky Elmore
Drafted: Rd 6, Pick 32 (197)
Position: DL/LB
Number: #57
Contract: Four-year contract total: $2.18 million; First-year pay: $397,059
Ryan Taylor
Drafted: Rd 7, Pick 15 (218)
Position: TE
Number: #82
Contract: Four-year contract total: $2.14 million; First-year pay: $389,794
Lawrence Guy
Drafted: Rd 7, Pick 30 (233)
Position: DT
Number: #91
Contract: Four-year contract
Our Packers roster here at Jersey Al’s AllGreenBayPackers.com has also been updated to show these changes. We will keep it current as training camp/preseason continues and cuts are made.
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What about the undrafted rookies numbers? do we know those?
Check the roster tab at the top of the site for all the numbers. I can update this post with a quick list when I get back to my computer.
Oh, boy…
Davon House was given 3irty 1’s number??
Those some big shoes to fill.. I’d say that’s almost, but not quite, an equal burden to carry that Nick Collins was given when he was awarded #36..
Hope you’ve got a strong enough back to carry the weight of that number, Davon!
I don’t know Oppy… House could turn out to be better than Al Harris.
😉
very possible, Chad, but the NFL is full of overtly talented young men who wilted under the pressure of expectation. Hope House lights it up!
Guy got 91 according to the Packers website.
Isn’t that how I listed him?
No, I changed it Chad. Also changed DJ Smith.
Thanks for having my back, Al. 🙂
i like Williams as #84. i was big on williams before the draft and he was my favorite pick in the entire draft. it sounds like he has been really good so far. really smooth route runner and has shown good hands. pads will be the real test for a player like him, but all indications are that he looks fantastic.
one writer wrote on his blog, “in two years people will be saying, “in what round did they get williams?”