Dream Team Project
Green Bay Packers Dream Team
The all-time Packers lineup, position by position. Every player here suited up for the Packers. Disagree with a pick? Leave a comment or nominate someone below.
How we pick
One real lineup per franchise, judged on what each player did in this uniform: impact, playoff moments and longevity with the team first, league honors second. Players are measured against their own era, and every entry is checked against the team site, the Pro Football Hall of Fame or Pro Football Reference.
The roster
Our picks, grouped by unit.
Offense
11 playersQB
Bart Starr
Five-time champion who went 9-1 in the postseason under Lombardi.
5× NFL champ; Super Bowl I & II champion and MVP; NFL MVP 1966; 4× Pro Bowl
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
RB
Jim Taylor
Bruising fullback and engine of the Lombardi power sweep.
4× NFL champ; Super Bowl I champ; NFL MVP 1962; 5× Pro Bowl
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
WR
Don Hutson
Credited with creating modern pass routes; decades ahead of his time.
3× NFL champ (1936, 1939, 1944); 2× NFL MVP; 8× 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
WR
James Lofton
Hall of Fame deep threat who shone through lean Packers years.
7× Pro Bowl with GB; 2× 1st-team All-Pro (1980, 1981); NFL 1980s All-Decade
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
WR
Sterling Sharpe
Dominant for seven seasons before a neck injury ended his career.
5× Pro Bowl; 3× 1st-team All-Pro; 3× NFL receptions leader
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
TE
Ron Kramer
Prototype blocking and receiving tight end of the early Lombardi champions.
1961 & 1962 NFL champ; 1962 1st-team All-Pro; 1962 Pro Bowl
Sources: Wikipedia
LT
David Bakhtiari
Premier pass-protecting left tackle of the Rodgers era.
2× 1st-team All-Pro (2018, 2020); 3× Pro Bowl
Sources: Wikipedia
LG
Fuzzy Thurston
Left guard who led the famous Packers sweep with Jerry Kramer.
5× NFL champ with GB; Super Bowl I & II champ; 1961 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Wikipedia
C
Jim Ringo
Hall of Fame center who anchored the line for 11 seasons.
1961 & 1962 NFL champ; 7× Pro Bowl with GB; NFL 1960s All-Decade
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
RG
Jerry Kramer
Threw the lead block on Starr's Ice Bowl sneak.
5× NFL champ; Super Bowl I & II champ; 5× 1st-team All-Pro; 3× Pro Bowl
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
RT
Forrest Gregg
Iron-man right tackle of all five Lombardi title teams.
5× NFL champ; Super Bowl I & II champ; 9× Pro Bowl; 7× 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
Defense
11 playersDT
Henry Jordan
Quick Hall of Fame tackle on five championship defenses.
5× NFL champ; Super Bowl I & II champ; 5× 1st-team All-Pro; 4× Pro Bowl
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
DT
Dave Hanner
Thirteen-year stalwart who bridged the lean 50s and the first titles.
1961 & 1962 NFL champ; 2× Pro Bowl (1953, 1954)
Sources: Wikipedia
DE
Reggie White
Landmark free-agent signing who brought a title back to Green Bay.
Super Bowl XXXI champ; 1998 Defensive Player of the Year; 6× Pro Bowl with GB
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
EDGE
Willie Davis
Hall of Fame end and pass-rushing leader of the Lombardi defense.
5× NFL champ; Super Bowl I & II champ; 5× Pro Bowl; 5× 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
LB
Ray Nitschke
Ferocious middle linebacker and face of the dynasty defense.
5× NFL champ; Super Bowl I & II champ; 1962 NFL title game MVP; 2× 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
LB
Dave Robinson
Hall of Fame outside linebacker on three straight champions.
3× NFL champ (1965-1967); Super Bowl I & II champ; 3× Pro Bowl; NFL 1960s All-Decade
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
LB
Clay Matthews III
Edge-rushing linebacker and the Packers' official career sack leader.
Super Bowl XLV champ; 6× Pro Bowl; 2010 1st-team All-Pro; Packers career sack leader (83.5)
Sources: Wikipedia
CB
Herb Adderley
Hall of Fame corner and big-play threat of the Lombardi years.
5× NFL champ; Super Bowl I & II champ; 5× Pro Bowl; 4× 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
CB
Charles Woodson
Reinvented himself in Green Bay as a do-it-all playmaker.
Super Bowl XLV champ; 2009 Defensive Player of the Year; 4× Pro Bowl with GB
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
S
Willie Wood
Undrafted free safety who became a Hall of Famer.
5× NFL champ; Super Bowl I & II champ; 8× Pro Bowl; 5× 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
S
LeRoy Butler
Versatile safety of the 90s revival and creator of the Lambeau Leap.
Super Bowl XXXI champ; 4× Pro Bowl; 4× 1st-team All-Pro; NFL 1990s All-Decade
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
Special Teams / Coaching
4 playersK
Mason Crosby
Sixteen seasons as the Packers kicker and their all-time top scorer.
Super Bowl XLV champ; Packers all-time leading scorer
Sources: Wikipedia
P
Tim Masthay
Solid punter for six seasons, starting with the title run.
Super Bowl XLV champ; set team season marks for gross and net average in 2011
Sources: Wikipedia
RET
Desmond Howard
One brilliant return season capped by a Super Bowl MVP.
Super Bowl XXXI champ and MVP; 1996 1st-team All-Pro; NFL-record 875 punt return yards in 1996
Sources: Wikipedia
COACH
Vince Lombardi
Five titles in seven years; the Super Bowl trophy bears his name.
5× NFL champion head coach; Super Bowls I & II champion; never had a losing season
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
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