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2009 NFL Draft - Green Bay Packers
Round Pick # Overall Player Pos. Class School
1 9 9 B.J. Raji DT Sr Boston College
1 26 26 Clay Matthews LB Sr USC
4 9 109 T.J. Lang T Sr Eastern Michigan
5 9 145 Quinn Johnson FB Sr LSU
5 26 162 Jamon Meredith G Sr South Carolina
6 9 182 Jarius Wynn DE Sr Georgia
6 14 187 Brandon Underwood S Sr Cincinnati
7 9 218 Brad Jones LB Sr Colorado

2008 RECORD: 6-10

LAST SEASON: Packers made it through monumental training-camp distraction that was Brett Favre's unretirement saga and eventual trade, and first-year starter Aaron Rodgers immediately began proving he has skills and toughness to be successful NFL quarterback. But after several key injuries, defense unraveled and Green Bay's season fell apart.

THEY NEED: Linemen on both sides. LT Chad Clifton is heading toward downside of his career, and team has yet to resign RT Mark Tauscher, a free agent coming off major knee injury. They're switching to 3-4 under new defensive coordinator Dom Capers and are desperate for defensive ends who fit that scheme, along with an outside linebacker. They also must keep age of 30-something cornerbacks Charles Woodson and Al Harris in mind.

THEY DON'T NEED: A quarterback. Wide receiver and running back aren't priorities either.

POSSIBLE FIRST PICK: DE/OLB Aaron Maybin, Penn State.

OUTLOOK: Defense was Packers' biggest problem last season, and it would be surprise if they didn't address that first with No. 9 pick - especially with scheme change in the works.

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