The Green Bay Packers snapped a long streak of avoiding wide receivers in the first round of the NFL draft, making the selection of Texas wideout Matthew Golden with the 23rd pick April 24. Even Packers president Mark Murphy acknowledged that it's been a while — since 2002,

Matthew Golden has room to grow, but he is no project. The former Texas Longhorn is a talent worthy of ending the Packers' 23-year wait for a first-round receiver.

Matthew Golden was well aware that the Green Bay Packers hadn’t selected a wide receiver in the first round since 2002. But that didn’t shake his confidence.