<P> Before the draft , Rodgers was confident that he would be drafted to the team he supported and grew up near , the San Francisco 49ers , who possessed the No. 1 overall pick in the draft . The 49ers , however , drafted quarterback Alex Smith out of Utah instead , and Rodgers slid all the way down to the 24th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers . Rodgers has said that he experienced much angst and restlessness when waiting to be selected several hours into the draft , as he had expected himself to be selected much sooner . Rodgers 's slip to the 24th selection and the Packers choosing to pick Brett Favre 's future replacement became one of the biggest stories of the draft , though he was still the second quarterback selected . His drop in the draft was later ranked number one on the NFL Network 's Top 10 Draft Day Moments . Many teams drafting between the second and 23rd positions had positional needs more pressing than quarterback . </P>
<P> Before the draft , Rodgers was confident that he would be drafted to the team he supported and grew up near , the San Francisco 49ers , who possessed the No. 1 overall pick in the draft . The 49ers , however , drafted quarterback Alex Smith out of Utah instead , and Rodgers slid all the way down to the 24th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers . Rodgers has said that he experienced much angst and restlessness when waiting to be selected several hours into the draft , as he had expected himself to be selected much sooner . Rodgers 's slip to the 24th selection and the Packers choosing to pick Brett Favre 's future replacement became one of the biggest stories of the draft , though he was still the second quarterback selected . His drop in the draft was later ranked number one on the NFL Network 's Top 10 Draft Day Moments . Many teams drafting between the second and 23rd positions had positional needs more pressing than quarterback . </P>
when was aaron rodgers picked in the draft
when was aaron rodgers picked in the draft
24th overall pick
24th overall pick