The Green Bay Packers will kickoff their 2023 season 82 days from now against the Chicago Bears. In celebration of a new era of Packers football and in anticipation for the upcoming season, Wisconsin Sports Heroics will present the top 100 players in franchise history in the 100 days leading up to the start of the regular season. Our rankings are based on Pro Football References Approximate Value stat, which gives a numeric value to each season a player plays in.
Green Bay Packers Greatest Player #82- Gerry Ellis
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Gerry Ellis was not originally drafted by the Green Bay Packers. Instead, he was a seventh round pick (192nd overall) by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1980 NFL Draft. However, the Rams cut him before the season began.
Ellis was scooped up by the Packers and made an immediate impact. In his rookie season, he played 15 games, started 13 of them, and rushed for 545 yards and three touchdowns.
It was just the beginning of a six-year career with Green Bay that saw Ellis lead the team in rushing twice. He also led the NFL in yards per touch (6.7) in 1983 and yards per carry (5.5) in 1985.
Unfortunately, Ellis tore his Achilles tendon while volunteering at a youth football camp following the 1986 season. He never played in the NFL again.
Green Bay Packers Greatest Players List
- #100- Daryn Colledge
- #99- Mike Butler
- #98- Bernardo Harris
- #97- Tyrone Williams
- #96- Dick Himes
- #95- Mason Crosby
- #94- Mike McCoy
- #93- Gilbert Brown
- #92- Ryan Pickett
- #91- Ron Kostelnik
- #90- Earl Dotson
- #89- Paul Hornung
- #88- Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila
- #87- Robert Brooks
- #86- Ken Bowman
- #85- Edgar Bennett
- #84- Jesse Whittenton
- #83- Tim Harris
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