Packers All-Quarter Century Team: Wide Receiver #3 voting

Packers All-Quarter Century Team: Wide Receiver #3 voting
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Jordy Nelson claimed the WR2 spot, but we have room for a third receiver.

We have our top two wide receivers on our Green Bay Packers All-Quarter Century team. Thanks to your votes, Davante Adams earned the top spot in a commanding victory, while Jordy Nelson was named WR2 with about 57 percent of the votes.

However, the Packers are largely an 11 personnel team these days, and they have used at least three wide receivers with regularity throughout the entirety of the 2000s. Therefore, we will be voting on a third wide receiver for our team from the options remaining.

Give us your pick for the third member of our receiver room.


Wide Receiver #3 Nominees

Antonio Freeman (2000-2001, 2003)

Regular season stats: 46 games played, 128 catches on 250 targets, 1,871 yards, 15 TDs
Postseason stats: 4 games played, 13 catches on 21 targets, 148 yards, 3 TDs

Freeman’s time with the Packers in the 2000s was limited, so his impact here is not nearly what it was when he was with the organization in the 90s. After feuding with HC Mike Sherman and being suspended from the team’s final game in 2001, Freeman was released by the Packers and went on to play in Philadelphia for a season. He was brought back to Green Bay for the 2003 season, but didn’t start a single game that year.

Donald Driver (2000-2012)

4x Pro Bowl

Regular season stats: 199 games played, 740 catches on 1228 targets, 10,106 yards, 60 TDs
Postseason stats: 14 games played, 49 catches on 69 targets, 675 yards, 3 TDs

Donald Driver had the rare privilege of getting to play with two HOF Packers QBs, and he was Mr. Reliable for both of them. By 2009, he had broken the Packers’ all-time record for receptions, and by 2011 he had broken the team’s record for receiving yards. He still holds these records today.

Javon Walker (2002-2005)

1x Pro Bowl

Regular season stats: 48 games played, 157 catches on 273 targets, 2,444 yards, 22 TDs
Postseason stats: 4 games played, 13 catches on 24 targets, 286 yards

Javon Walker was drafted to be the replacement for Antonio Freeman, and his time with the team also soured out after he demanded a new contract, and spoke poorly of the team’s handling of the situation. After threatening to hold out from the 2005 season, he ended up reporting to camp, and swiftly tore his ACL in the opener, missing the rest of the season. The day of the 2006 NFL draft, Walker was traded to the Denver Broncos for a second round pick.

Greg Jennings (2006-2012)

2x Pro Bowl, PFWA All-Rookie Team

Regular season stats: 96 games played, 425 catches on 735 targets, 6,537 yards, 53 TDs
Postseason stats: 10 games played, 50 catches on 79 targets, 673 yards, 6 TDs

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