Lombardi Ave’s Top 5 Packers Draft Busts

These draft picks for the Packers did not work out too well.? Now, the Packers have drafted players every year since 1936, and I have only been alive for 2/9 of the time the Packers have been drafting players, so I'm going from 1980 on.? Dang, there are a lot of busts here.? I'll try to narrow it down to the Top 5 in Green Bay Packers 1980+ history. 5. Brent Fullwood, RB, 1987, #4 overall - To his credit, Fullwood does have a Pro Bowl to his name; 1989 when he rushed for 821 yards and 5 TDs.? Other than that his numbers are unimpressive.? He played 45 career games with the Packers and totaled 1,702 yards in that time period along with 18 TDs.? This draft was chock full of Auburn running backs.? Fullwood was teammates in college with Bo Jackson,?Tommie Agee, and Tim Jessie. ?He doesn't seem like a total bust; just a bad draft pick.? However, given the fact that LaDainian Tomlinson has those career stats in a season, he's a bust.? That is not #4 overall pick production.? Fullwood later appeared in a game for the Cleveland Browns and was listed on the Miami Dolphins roster. 4. Bruce Clark, DE, 1980, #4 overall - To put it plain and simple, Clark just never played for the Packers.? He didn't.? After being drafted this high out of Penn State, Clark decided to forego a chance at NFL glory to go play for the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL.? Good choice man.? When he came back, he played from 1982-1988 with the New Orleans Saints and 1989 with the Kansas City Chiefs.? He later played for the Barcelona Dragons of the World League of American Football.? Sweet life dude.? Clark recorded 39.5 sacks in his career, good for 166th on the all-time list.? One interception and one safety are also credited to his name.? This draft pick appears to have set off a trend for the Packers drafting in the 1980s.? Bust. 3. Rich Campbell, QB, 1981, #6 overall - The Packers thought they had found the answers to their quarterback problems when they drafted this All-American out of California in 1981.? Wrong.? Campbell played in seven games for the Packers.? His stat line: 31/68, 386 yards, 3 TDs, 9 INTs.? Not Brett Favre-type numbers, eh?? Aaron Rodgers has 329 yards for his career, so he is not quite out of Rich Campbell territory yet.? Hopefully he will surpass him.? For the love of God, he better. 2. Jamal Reynolds, DE, 2001, #10 overall - 18 tackles.? 3.0 sacks.? 2 forced fumbles.? All that for a top ten pick.? Busted.? There were some high hopes for this guy too. 1. Tony Mandarich, OL, 1989, #2 overall - Yeahh, you all knew this was coming.? "The Incredible Bulk."? The Incredible Bust.? Mandarich was hyped.? A little too much.? The Packers took him #2 overall in the draft, but kept him on special teams his rookie year after a contract dispute in which did not get resolved until the week before the season started.? They cut him three years into a four year contract.? Attitude issues were amuck with this guy, and he was just not a Green Bay guy.? Oh yeah, Barry Sanders was still on the board.? Heard that guy was pretty good. Other considerations: Darrell Thompson, Craig Newsome, John Michels, Antuan Edwards, Javon Walker, Ahmad Carroll.