1979 Green Bay Packers Draftees

Coach: Bart Starr (5-11-0)

Points For: 246 (15.4/g) 25th of 28

Points Against: 316 (19.8/g) 13th of 28

SRS: -6.83 (25th of 28), SOS: -2.45

Defensive Coordinator: Dave Hanner

Other Notable Asst.: Zeke Bratkowski (Quarterbacks), Lew Carpenter (Receivers), Dick LeBeau (Defensive Backs) and John Meyer (Linebackers)

Head Coach/General Manager: Bart Starr

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Eddie Lee Ivery	15	RB	8	1979	1986	0	0	4	34	72	2	4	50	0	0	667	2933	23	162	1612	7	Georgia Tech
2	Steve Atkins	44	RB	3	1979	1981	0	0	0	3	20						121	488	2	18	138	1	Maryland
3	Charles Johnson	71	NT	3	1979	1983	0	0	3	13	45												Maryland
6	Dave Simmons	153	LB	4	1979	1983	0	0	0	6	36												North Carolina
7	Henry Monroe	180	DB	1	1979	1979	0	0	0	2	6												Mississippi St.
7	Rich Wingo	184	LB	5	1979	1984	0	0	4	20	69												Alabama
8	Ron Cassidy	193	WR	5	1979	1984	0	0	0	2	60									14	233	0	Utah St.
8	Rick Partridge	208	P	3	1979	1987	0	0	0	4	32						4	13	0				Utah
9	John Thompson	235	TE	4	1979	1982	0	0	0	0	34									2	24	2	Utah St.
10	Frank Lockett	264	WR	1	1985	1985	0	0	0	0	3												Nebraska
11	Mark Thorson	290	DB				0	0	0
12	Bill Moats	318	P				0	0	0														South Dakota