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What draft position was Aaron Rodgers selected for, and what college did he play for?
Rodgers was a notable athlete during his college years at Butte and Cal before joining the NFL. After finishing college, the Packers picked Rodgers to play.
In a surprising move, reports indicate that four-time NFL MVP Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been traded to the New York Jets. At 39 years old, this will mark the first time in his professional career that Rodgers will play for a team other than the Packers. The Jets, who finished the 2022 season with a 7-10 record, had been searching for a veteran quarterback during the offseason.
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Rodgers’ impressive career began after he finished college at Cal and was selected by the Packers in the 2005 NFL Draft.
He quickly established himself as one of the league’s elite quarterbacks, earning numerous accolades, including Super Bowl XLV champion, Super Bowl MVP, NFL MVP (2011, 2014, 2020, 2021), First-team All-Pro (four times), Second-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl (10 times), NFL passer rating leader (four times), NFL passer rating leader (twice), and NFL completion percentage leader.
It remains to be seen how Rodgers will fit in with the Jets and how the trade will impact both teams in the future. Nonetheless, this unexpected move has undoubtedly shaken up the NFL landscape.
College career and NFL draft
While as a junior at the University of California, Berkeley, Rodgers led the team to an impressive 10-1 record and a top-five ranking by the end of the regular season. The team’s only loss was a 23-17 defeat against the top-ranked USC. Rodgers made history in that game by breaking a school record with 26 consecutive completed passes and equaled an NCAA record with 23 successive completed passes in a single game.
By the end of the 2004 season, he had gathered 2,566 passing yards, thrown 24 touchdowns, and only 8 interceptions. His remarkable 66.1% pass completion rate made him the leader in this category in the Pac-10. As a result of his impressive performance, Rodgers was ranked ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting that year.
He then decided to forego his senior year and instead entered the 2005 NFL Draft.
During the 2005 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers selected Rodgers as the 24th overall pick after unexpectedly sliding down the draft board. Rodgers has spoken openly about the anxiety and restlessness he experienced during the draft, as he had anticipated being selected much earlier than he was.