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Green Bay Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd (32) has played in just one game during his two NFL seasons and currently ranks as GM Brian Gutekunst's worst draft pick.
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Brian Gutekunst has selected 80 players during his first eight seasons as the Green Bay Packers’ general manager.
There have been some strokes of genius. And there have been a fair share of stinkers.
That’s life in the NFL.
With the NFL Draft on April 23 rapidly approaching, we’ll continue to do a deep dive into Gutekunst’s drafts.
We recently broke down Gutekunst’s top-10 picks. Here, we examine Gutekunst’s worst 10.
A player’s overall performance was the No. 1 criteria in putting together this list. But if production was relatively close between players, the one taken earlier in the draft is considered the bigger bust.
Here are Gutekunst’s worst-10 draft picks.
1. Marshawn Lloyd
2024: R3 (88)
Analysis: One game. Ten snaps. Six rushing attempts. Fifteen yards.
That’s what Lloyd has given Green Bay during his two injury plagued seasons. Lloyd played just one game as a rookie — the only game he’s played with the Packers — due to hamstring and ankle injuries and an appendicitis.
Then in 2025, Lloyd spent the entire season on the injured reserve list with hamstring and groin injuries.
It’s hard to imagine getting less from a premium draft pick than what Green Bay has received from Lloyd.
2. Amari Rodgers
2021: R3 (85)
Analysis: Not only was Rodgers dreadful during his 18 months in Green Bay, Gutekunst traded a pair of draft picks to move up and select him.
Rodgers had just eight catches in 26 career games with Green Bay. He lost his kick return job early in the 2022 season, then fumbled five punts in just 10 games that same season. After Rodgers fumbled against Dallas midway through that campaign, the Packers had seen enough and waived him two days later.
3. J’Mon Moore
2018: R4 (133)
Analysis: Moore struggled with drops in college and that didn't change when he got to Green Bay. Moore dropped several passes during training camp in 2018, then was a non-factor his rookie season, playing just 74 snaps and finishing with two receptions.
Moore was waived the following summer, spent time on the practice squads of three teams and never played in another NFL game.
4. Jace Sternberger
2019: R3 (75)
Analysis: Two seasons, 12 catches, one touchdown. That’s what the Packers got from Sternberger, their 2019 third round pick.
Along the way, Sternberger was also suspended two games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. Sternberger was waived early in the 2021 season, spent time on four more NFL rosters and never played in another NFL game.
5. Anders Carlson
2023: R6 (207)
Analysis: During Green Bay’s loss to San Francisco in the 2023 divisional playoffs, FOX sideline reporter Tom Rinaldi said Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur told him, “When (Carlson) goes out there, I just pray.” Countless Hail Mary’s and Our Father’s weren’t going to do the trick.
Carlson missed 13 kicks during his 2023 rookie season, more than anyone else in football. And Carlson’s fourth quarter miss in that playoff game against the 49ers was critical in the Packers’ eventual 24-21 defeat.
After an up and down training camp in 2024, the Packers cut their losses and released Carlson.
6. Josh Jackson
2018: R2 (45)
Analysis: Jackson was the fourth cornerback taken in the 2018 draft. Green Bay, which took Jaire Alexander in the first round in 2018, hoped Alexander and Jackson could be their starting duo for years.
While Alexander shined for a stretch, Jackson never did. Jackson’s most significant playing time came as a rookie, when he made 10 starts and had 10 passes defensed. Jackson’s playing time declined in 2019 and 2020, he was traded to the New York Giants in 2021 for cornerback Isaac Yiadom, and never played in another NFL game.
7. JK Scott
2018: R5 (172)
Analysis: When you use a fifth round draft pick on a punter, you hope to get Shane Lechler, Reggie Roby or Ray Guy. The Packers got nothing close to that with Scott, who ranked 27th, 24th and 28th in net average during his three seasons in Green Bay.
The Packers traded for punter Corey Bojorquez before the 2021 season and waived Scott. After playing just one game with Jacksonville in 2021, Scott found a home with the Los Angeles Chargers and has performed well there the past four years.
8. Eric Stokes
2021: R1 (29)
Analysis: Stokes had an impressive rookie year, excelling in press coverage and ranking 15th among corners in yards allowed per target (5.9). Then ankle and hamstring injuries hit and Stokes played just 12 games in the next two seasons.
Stokes returned in 2024 and played all 17 games, but never could recapture his rookie form. To his credit, Stokes salvaged his career with Las Vegas in 2025 and signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the Raiders last month.
9. Luke Musgrave
2023: R2 (42)
Analysis: Musgrave was off to a terrific start as a rookie, catching 34 passes in his first 11 games. In a Week 11 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, though, Musgrave suffered a lacerated kidney and has never been the same.
Musgrave played just seven games in 2024 due to an ankle injury that required surgery. Musgrave was a bit player, at best, in 2025 until standout Tucker Kraft suffered a torn ACL in Week 9. Even with Kraft sidelined, Musgrave had just 16 catches in Green Bay’s final 10 games.
Musgrave has all the physical gifts imaginable to excel, but his production has never matched his potential.
10. Josiah Deguara
2020: R3 (94)
Analysis: Deguara played just two games as a rookie after tearing his ACL, then didn’t move the needle after returning.
While Deguara was a high-level blocker, he had just 46 receptions and averaged just 9.3 yards per catch the next three seasons. The Packers made little effort to resign Deguara when he reached free agency, and he’s had minimal impact for Jacksonville and Arizona since.
This article was originally published on Forbes.com
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