Editing Aaron Rodgers (section)

===2005 NFL Draft===
Rodgers was expected to be selected early in the 2005 NFL Draft as he had posted impressive numbers as a junior with Cal, throwing for 2,320 yards with a 67.5 completion rate in the regular season. He threw for 24 [[touchdown]]s and only eight [[interception]]s in his last college season, impressing many NFL scouts. They commented that he was a "talented strong-armed junior"<ref name="Draft Insider">{{Cite web |title=NFL Draft – QB Aaron Rodgers |url=http://www.draftinsiders.com/node/1288 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111054622/http://www.draftinsiders.com/node/1288 |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |access-date=December 9, 2011 |website=DraftInsiders.com}}</ref> who "combines arm strength, mechanics and delivery to make all the throws", but noted that his stats could be inflated due to playing in a quarterback-friendly system and that he would need to adjust to the more elaborate defensive schemes of the NFL.<ref name="Draft Insider" />

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| height ft = 6
| height in = 2
| weight = 223
| dash = 4.71
| ten split = 1.65
| twenty split = 2.75
| shuttle = 4.32
| cone drill = 7.39
| vertical = 34.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 2
| arm span = 32 1/4
| hand span = 10 1/8
| wonderlic = 35<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=February 25, 2013 |title=Memorable Wonderlic Scores |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/photos/2013/02/25memorable-wonderlic-scores |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419234712/https://www.si.com/nfl/photos/2013/02/25memorable-wonderlic-scores |archive-date=April 19, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>
| note = All values are from [[NFL Scouting Combine|NFL Combine]], except short shuttle from [[Pro Day]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aaron Rodgers, California, QB, 2005 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=15212&DraftYear=2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407054431/https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=15212&DraftYear=2005 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |access-date=October 31, 2011 |website=draftscout.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aaron Rodgers, Combine Results, QB – California |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=7240 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408100117/https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=7240 |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=January 17, 2022 |website=nflcombineresults.com}}</ref>
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Before the draft, Rodgers was confident that he would be drafted to the team he supported and grew up near,<ref name="Bensiger">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_a6O3vdlU0 |title=In Depth with Graham Bensinger: Aaron Rodgers: Thought I'd be a 49er |date=December 21, 2016 |last=Bensinger |first=Graham |type=Television production, YouTube video |access-date=December 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/8_a6O3vdlU0 |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live |orig-year=2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> the San Francisco 49ers, who possessed the No. 1 overall pick in the draft.<ref name="Graziano">{{Cite web |last=Graziano |first=Dan |date=January 23, 2022 |title=Is this the way it ends for Aaron Rodgers? Why what-ifs and a 'beautiful mystery' linger in Green Bay |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33127534/is-way-ends-aaron-rodgers-why-ifs-beautiful-mystery-linger-green-bay-packers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413121903/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33127534/is-way-ends-aaron-rodgers-why-ifs-beautiful-mystery-linger-green-bay-packers |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |access-date=January 23, 2022 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |language=en}}</ref> The 49ers, however, drafted quarterback [[Alex Smith]] out of [[Utah Utes football|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.<ref name="Bensiger" /> Rodgers' 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Currie |first=David |date=April 27, 2017 |title=NFL Draft: Top 10 Moments – Aaron Rodgers falling to Tim Tebow trade |url=https://www.skysports.com/nfl/news/12119/9829525/nfl-draft-top-10-moments-from-missed-picks-to-long-waits |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727131640/https://www.skysports.com/nfl/news/12119/9829525/nfl-draft-top-10-moments-from-missed-picks-to-long-waits |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |access-date=September 13, 2019 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref> Many teams drafting between the second and 23rd positions had positional needs more pressing than quarterback.<ref name="ESPN Column">{{Cite web |last=Clayton |first=John |date=April 23, 2005 |title=Clayton: Waiting is the hardest part |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft05/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=2044646 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702194839/http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft05/columns/story?id=2044646&columnist=clayton_john |archive-date=July 2, 2016 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2005 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921001516/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm |archive-date=September 21, 2017 |access-date=March 11, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>

Rodgers is one of six quarterbacks coached by [[Jeff Tedford]] to be drafted in the first round of an NFL draft, joining [[Trent Dilfer]], [[Akili Smith]], [[David Carr (American football)|David Carr]], [[Joey Harrington]] and [[Kyle Boller]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Greenberg |first=Steve |date=November 20, 2012 |title=Jeff Tedford developed Aaron Rodgers, but recent QBs struggled |work=Sporting News |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/news/4333266-jeff-tedford-fired-cal-aaron-rodgers-trent-dilfer-joey-harrington-kyle-boller |url-status=live |access-date=March 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230042613/http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/news/4333266-jeff-tedford-fired-cal-aaron-rodgers-trent-dilfer-joey-harrington-kyle-boller |archive-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref>