Green Bay Packers Position Battles: Jordy Nelson Vs. James Jones

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Published: June 11, 2009

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... must have been beside himself last year when the Packers drafted Kansas State's Jordy Nelson in the second round.

We all knew Ted Thompson took leaps of faith and always goes for the "best available talent", but drafting a receiver when you already had three sold starters, well, that's just crazy.

Evidently not.

After James Jones went down early last year with a knee injury, Nelson stepped in and performed admirably as a rookie.

But before we even get to what he did (Or Jones, for that matter) last season, let's take a blind look at the two receivers.

Player A

Stands in at 6'1'' and 218 pounds, and had experience playing multiple positions on the field in high school, including quarterback in his senior year.

Had his best college season in his senior year, catching 70 catches for 893 yards and 10 scores, while also dropping in 6 catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns in the New Mexico Bowl.

Player A had a s...

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