No franchise carries more history than the Green Bay Packers, the small-town team with 13 NFL championships and a Hall of Fame roster that spans a full century. Ranking the greatest Green Bay Packers players of all time means weighing the receiving pioneer who invented modern routes, the Lombardi dynasty of the 1960s, and the back-to-back gunslingers who kept Titletown alive. Here is our ranked list of the legends who wear the green and gold forever.
1. Don Hutson (WR · 1935-1945)
Pro football's first true superstar receiver, Hutson essentially invented the pass-catching position and pulled the sport into the modern passing era. He led the NFL in receiving yards seven times and touchdowns nine times, won three NFL titles, and was a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.
2. Brett Favre (QB · 1992-2007)
The iron-man gunslinger started 253 consecutive games and led the Packers to the Super Bowl XXXI title. A three-time NFL MVP, Favre owns nearly every major franchise passing record and revived Titletown after a generation in the wilderness. He was enshrined in Canton in 2016.
3. Bart Starr (QB · 1956-1971)
The cool field general of the Lombardi dynasty, Starr won five NFL championships and was MVP of the first two Super Bowls. He famously sneaked in the winning touchdown of the 1967 Ice Bowl. A model of efficiency and clutch play, he is a Hall of Famer and franchise legend.
4. Aaron Rodgers (QB · 2005-2022)
Arguably the most talented thrower in NFL history, Rodgers won four league MVP awards and led the Packers to the Super Bowl XLV title, earning game MVP honors. He owns the best career touchdown-to-interception ratio of any quarterback and authored countless signature comebacks for Green Bay.
5. Reggie White (DE · 1993-1998)
The free-agent signing that changed everything, White anchored the defense that won Super Bowl XXXI and recorded a then-record three sacks in the game. He made the Pro Bowl in every Green Bay season and brought instant credibility and dominance to a resurgent franchise. He is enshrined in Canton.
6. Ray Nitschke (LB · 1958-1972)
The ferocious heart of the Lombardi defense, Nitschke won five NFL championships and was MVP of the 1962 title game. He recovered 23 fumbles and intercepted 25 passes, embodying the brutal toughness of the 1960s dynasty. The Hall of Famer remains the face of Packers defense.
7. Forrest Gregg (OT · 1956-1970)
Vince Lombardi called Gregg 'the finest player I ever coached.' The dominant right tackle made nine Pro Bowls, earned seven All-Pro nods, and won five NFL titles plus the first two Super Bowls. A 188-consecutive-game iron man, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977.
8. Jim Taylor (FB · 1958-1966)
The bruising fullback of the Lombardi era, Taylor was the 1962 NFL MVP and the first Packer to top 1,000 rushing yards in five straight seasons. He won four NFL titles and Super Bowl I, running with a punishing style that defined Green Bay's championship ground game. He is a Hall of Famer.
9. Herb Adderley (CB · 1961-1969)
A shutdown cornerback and dangerous returner, Adderley won five NFL championships and the first two Super Bowls with Green Bay. He intercepted 39 passes as a Packer and famously returned one for a touchdown in Super Bowl II. The five-time All-Pro was enshrined in Canton in 1980.
10. Willie Davis (DE · 1960-1969)
The relentless edge rusher of the Lombardi defense, Davis won five NFL titles and the first two Super Bowls. A five-time Pro Bowler and durable team captain, he never missed a game in Green Bay and set the tone for the dynasty's pass rush. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1981.
Honorable Mentions
Paul Hornung (Versatile 'Golden Boy,' 1961 NFL MVP), Willie Wood (Hall of Fame free safety, key Super Bowl I pick), Clarke Hinkle (1930s two-way fullback and Hall of Famer), Tony Canadeo ('Gray Ghost,' Hall of Fame triple-threat back), Jim Ringo (Hall of Fame center of the early Lombardi years), Donald Driver (Franchise's all-time leading receiver), Charles Woodson (2009 Defensive Player of the Year, Super Bowl XLV), Sterling Sharpe (Dominant early-1990s receiver, five Pro Bowls)
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