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, but one stands head and shoulders above the rest." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteAcme Packing Companya Green Bay Packers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsPackersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareSharePackers Draft History: Ron Wolf found a franchise left tackle at pick #44The Green Bay Packers hold ten draft picks in the 2019 NFL Draft, and for a team that has a storied, 100-year history, they have predictably made selections in the past at every one of these draft slots. Over the next few days leading up to this year’s draft, Acme Packing Company will examine the Packers’ history at each current slot for 2019, as well as run down the names of recent picks around the league at the position.While the Packers’ draft picks at the #30 slot in team history have left the team wanting, the most recent selection by Green Bay at #44 overall was a stalwart for over a decade. The team has picked 44th five times in history, but Ron Wolf found an absolute stud for the offensive line 2000, a player who steadily protected two quarterbacks for 12 years.Here’s a look at the history in Green Bay with the 44th pick in the NFL Draft.Packers’ History at #441953: Gib Dawson, RBIn the 1950s and 60s, the 44th pick was a fourth-rounder, and the Packers used it three times in those two decades. The first such pick was Dawson, a Texas running back who played just one season in the NFL. In that rookie year, he played seven games and served primarily as a punt and kick returner. Dawson had jut five carries for 18 yards, but he returned seven punts for 72 yards (including a 60-yard touchdown) and four kickoffs for 102 yards.1956: Cecil Morris, GDespite being a fourth-round draft pick, Morris never played a down of football in the NFL.1964: Bob Long, WRA 6-foot-3 flanker from Wichita State , Long served in a backup role for the Packers during their championship three-peat in 1965, 66, and 67. Long’s best season as a Packer was in 1965, when he played in 13 games and caught 13 passes for 304 yards and four touchdowns.After Vince Lombardi left Green Bay following the 1967 season, Long did as well. After a year with the Atlanta Falcons in 1968, Long rejoined Lombardi in Washington for his most productive season, catching 48 passes for 533 yards and a score while starting every game. He played one more year in the NFL, suiting up for three games with the LA Rams in 1970.1979: Steve Atkins, RBBy the late 1970s, pick 44 was now a second-round pick. In 1979, they tabbed Maryland running back Steve Atkins as their choice, and he served as a backup for parts of three seasons before being released early in the 1981 campaign.Atkins carried the football 120 times for 467 yards and two touchdowns in 19 games with the team, adding 18 receptions for 138 yards and another score.2000: Chad Clifton, OTUnquestionably the finest 44th pick in Packers history was Clifton, a massive tackle from Tennessee who immediately stepped into the starting lineup for a decade. Ron Wolf made Clifton the 44th selection in Wolf’s penultimate draft as the Packers’ GM. Early in his career, Clifton seemed destined to be remembered not for his excellent play, but for being the target on a brutal blind-side hit from Warren Sapp on an interception return late in the 2002 season. Clifton suffered a hip injury in that game that put his career in question, but he returned to the starting lineup the following year. In the following eight-year span from 2003 to 2010 , however, Clifton missed just six games, protecting the blind sides of Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers. Clifton’s career came to an end following an injury-shortened 2011 season.Somehow, Clifton only made two Pro Bowls in his stellar career, but Packers fans know how critical he was to the success of the offense. He earned induction into the Packers Hall of Fame in 2016.Recent History at #442018: Dante Pettis, WR, Washington (49ers)2017: Gerald Everett, TE, South Alabama (Rams)2016: Jihad Ward, DE, Illinois (Raiders)2015: Hau’oli Kikaha, OLB, Washington (Saints)2014: Cyrus Kouandjio, OT, Alabama (Bills)2013: Kawann Short, DT, Purdue (Panthers)2012: Jeff Allen, OT , Illinois (Chiefs)2011: Titus Young, WR, Boise State (Lions) From inside Packers territory with time dwindling, Aaron Rodgers connected on one of his patented back-shoulder throws to rookie wideout Equanimeous St. Brown to set up a game-winning field goal against the 49ers." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesAcme Packing Company homepageHorizontal - WhiteAcme Packing Companya Green Bay Packers communityFollow Acme Packing Company online:Follow Acme Packing Company on TwitterFollow Acme Packing Company on FacebookFollow Acme Packing Company on InstagramLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchAcme Packing Company main menuFanpostsFanshotsSectionsPackersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTWith the Green Bay Packers in the midst of their lengthy summer break before training camp, Acme Packing Company has begun to count down the team’s top 10 players of the previous season. In 2018, the Packers stumbled to an ugly 6-9-1 record, losing their longtime head coach in December with multiple games remaining and experiencing issues in every phase of the game. Accordingly, compiling the list of the year’s top plays offered more challenges than usual.However, 11 contributors at APC submitted votes for the Packers’ top 10 players, and we will break down these moments over the ensuing two weeks. As in past years, contributors selected plays based on their impact on a game or the season, impressive individual effort, or simply the hilarity factor.Today, we continue the countdown with No. 9, a play featuring a relatively unknown receiver setting up a game-winning field goal.<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="AeFuAd">The gameThe Packers entered Week 6 in desperate need of a victory and drew the Jimmy Garoppolo-less San Francisco 49ers. The game came one week after Mason Crosby’s meltdown in Motown -- the veteran kicker missed four field-goal attempts in a contest Green Bay lost by eight points -- leaving the team’s playoff chances dwindling at 2-2-1.The situationDespite the absence of Garoppolo, the Packers found themselves down in an unlikely dogfight with the 49ers. After establishing a 10-point advantage in the first quarter, Green Bay lost control shortly after halftime, ceding the lead until Aaron Rodgers hooked up with Davante Adams for an equalizing touchdown with less than 2 minutes remaining.Still , the Packers needed a stop and a quick drive to avoid overtime or worse, putting the pressure on an inconsistent defense. 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard had performed like a star to that point in the game, completing 15 of his 21 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns. A backbreaking 2-minute drill appeared well within reach for the second-year signal-caller.Instead, Beathard committed his first major mistake of the night, throwing an interception to Kevin King on a deep shot intended for Marquise Goodwin. That turnover returned the ball to Rodgers, who promptly pushed the Packers towards midfield. With time dwindling and more yardage needed before sending Mason Crosby and the field goal unit onto the field, Rodgers turned to rookie wideout Equanimeous St. Brown.The playThe Packers, with less than 20 seconds remaining in regulation, line up with trips right, Jimmy Graham isolated to the left, and Aaron Jones in the backfield. Of the three wideouts, Davante Adams has positioned himself in the slot with St. Brown on the boundary and Marquez Valdes-Scantling in between.At the snap, Adams runs a stutter-and-our route towards the bench with Valdes-Scantling clearing the zone with a vertical route. The combination opens a passing window for Rodgers to connect with St. Brown along the boundary. The quarterback throws towards the rookie’s back shoulder, hitting St. Brown 19 yards down the field and pulling him out of bounds to kill the clock.Watch the play in its entirety here.The impactRodgers executed the back-shoulder pass to St. Brown so well that it allowed the Packers to attempt another two plays before sending on the field-goal unit. Rodgers hit Adams on another 19-yard fade and then tossed an incompletion before Crosby received his opportunity to redemption. The veteran kicker connected on his 27-yard attempt, sealing the win for Green Bay.VotingTen of the 11 APC voters included Rodgers’ back-shoulder throw to St. Brown in their selections, with the play ranking as high as seven on one ballot. The play became the second and final moment from the Packers’ Week 6 matchup with the 49ers to make the cut, though a third came within two points of forcing a tie with APC’s No. 10 selection.<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="9YgACA">Stay tuned on Wednesday for play No. 8 in APC’s countdown.