From the youngest to the oldest?! NFL Thursday moves from Houston to the Frozen Tundra, as the Green Bay Packers, founded in 1921, bring a lot to the table with our analysis of the best players in the franchise’s long and illustrious history. It says something that every player on this Top 10 list has accrued triple-digit AV while playing for the organization. That’s pretty amazing, actually, and it makes a serious statement. Truly.

No. 10: LeRoy Butler, CB/SS—107 AV (1990-2001)

A late second-round pick, he’s in the Hall of Fame thanks to 4 Pro Bowls (1993, 1996-1998) and 38 career interceptions. He also forced 13 fumbles in his career, all with the Packers, while posting 20.5 sacks as well. Overall, he played in 14 postseason games with Green Bay, too: 48 total tackles, 3 sacks, and 1 INT. He was one of the defensive stars that helped the franchise win one Super Bowl (1996) and lose another (1997).

No. 9: Herb Adderley, CB—111 AV (1961-1969)

In just 9 seasons with the team, he reached 6 Pro Bowls, led the league in AV once (1962), topped the NFL in INT return touchdowns twice (1962, 1965), and posted the most INT return yardage twice (1965, 1969), as well. Overall, he picked off 39 passes and returned 7 of them for TDs. He was a member of 5 NFL title teams and 2 Super Bowl winners (1966, 1967), too, while with Green Bay. That’s a Hall of Fame career right there.

No. 8: Henry Jordan, DT—114 AV (1959-1969)

After 2 seasons with the Cleveland Browns, he joined the Packers at the same time as legendary Head Coach Vince Lombardi—and he ended up in the Hall of Fame, not surprisingly. A fifth-round pick, he made 4 Pro Bowls (1960-1961, 1963, 1966) while posting at least 59.5 sacks as they weren’t tracked early in his career. He was a key member of 5 NFL title teams: 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, and 1967. He added at least 6 playoff sacks.

No. 7: Bart Starr, QB—115 AV (1956-1971)

One of 3 Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks on this list, he led the team to a 94-57-6 record as a starter in the regular season—and a 9-1 mark in the postseason (including all 5 of those NFL titles and the 2 Super Bowls). He upped his QB rating from 80.5 in the regular season to 104.8 in the playoffs, demonstrating his leadership and passing qualities. He made 4 Pro Bowls, led the NFL in many stats, and is in the Hall, too.

No. 6: Forrest Gregg, G/T—118 AV (1956, 1958-1970)

He made 9 Pro Bowls in a 10-year stretch during his prime, which is impressive for a second rounder who missed a full season (1957) in his youth due to military service. He was a member of all 5 NFL title teams in the 1960s and both the Super Bowl championship teams of the same decade. He also played at least 3 different positions on the offensive line in his career (left guard, right guard, tackle), showing his value.

No. 5: Ray Nitschke, LB—120 AV (1958-1972)

In 15 seasons with the Green Bay organization, he oddly made just 1 Pro Bowl (1964)—but ended up in the Hall of Fame, nonetheless, just like everyone else on this list so far. In an era of incomplete statistics, he compiled 25 INTs and 16 sacks, while winning 5 NFL titles and 2 Super Bowls. He was quite the intimidator on the field of play, as well, for just one look at him was often enough to scare the opponent. Third rounder!

No. 4: Willie Wood, FS—122 AV (1960-1971)

Shockingly, he was undrafted out of USC, but he reached 8 Pro Bowls—including 7 consecutive from 1964-1970. He topped the NFL in INTs once (1962), and overall, he compiled 48 picks in his career, while adding 2 more INTs in the playoffs as he was part of the 1960s dynasty of championships. He is in the Hall of Fame, too. We’ve run out of superlatives for all these guys, in truth, so that’s all we’re going to say here about him.

No. 3: Willie Davis, DE/DT—125 AV (1960-1969)

In just a decade of play with Green Bay, after starting his career in Cleveland, he far outdid his 15th-round draft status. With 5 straight Pro Bowls from 1963-1967, he established himself as one of the best players in the NFL, posting 99.5 sacks overall while with the Packers. He added 5.5 sacks in playoff games, too, as he played in 6 NFL title games with the organization, including the 1960 NFL Championship Game loss. HoF!

No. 2: Brett Favre, QB—226 AV (1992-2007)

A 3-time MVP vote winner (1995, 1996, 1997), he was stolen from the Atlanta Falcons and became a legend in Green Bay with 9 Pro Bowls and a lot of statistical accolades too lengthy to list here. His 160-93 record as a starter in the regular season is pretty stellar, and he added 12 playoff victories to his total with the Packers, too, including a Super Bowl title in 1996. He only had 1 losing season in 16 years as the starter in Green Bay.

No. 1: Aaron Rodgers, QB—231 AV (2005-2022)

After 3 years on the bench behind Favre, he stepped into the starting lineup and built his own legend: 10 Pro Bowls, 4 NFL MVP vote wins (2011, 2014, 2020, 2021), and a lot of statistical accolades too lengthy to list here. We think he’s the best QB ever, in truth: he won a Super Bowl (2010), and even though it was his only appearance there, his sabermetric domination of the sport is unsurpassed. Not a bad career to follow Favre.