DRIVER LEE

2008 DRAFT CHOICES
DONALD
PAT
DRIVER
LEE
WIDE RECEIVER
CORNERBACK
MISC.
LAMBEAU
FIELD
RECORDS &
HISTORY
2007 REVIEW
LEE
VETERANS
BARBRE
ADMIN. &
COACHES
COMMUNITY
OKLAHOMA
AUBURN
Ht: 6-0
6-2
Wt: 194
232
Drafted: Second
Fifth NFL
Round
Season
(c)
Fifth Packers
Overall:
Season
60th
(10th defensive back selected)
Born: May 27, 1981
NFL Gm.Born:
Played/Started:
February 20,62/62
1984
Hometown:
Acquired:
Miami,
D1-03
Fla.
Physical, aggressive cornerback selected by the
Packers in the second
round (60th overall), the third of the team’s three picks in
the second round…Was the 10th defensive back selected
overall…Will look to compete for the nickel spot as a rookie, and looks to possibly be a starter in
the future as he learns behind veterans Al
Harris and Charles Woodson…Also has
the ability to contribute on special teams,
as a returner or in coverage…His size and toughness
make him an ideal fit for the Packers’ bump-and-run style
of play…As a starter at Auburn, played the vast majority
of snaps in press man coverage, rarely playing “off” or in
zone coverage…Saw time at both cornerback spots during his career…Became a full-time starter as a senior with
the Tigers after playing primarily in nickel and dime packages during his first three seasons…Played in 49 games
with 22 starts during his career, and recorded 103 tackles,
23 passes defensed, including five interceptions, and
added two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…Posted
at least one tackle in the final 20 games of his collegiate
career…Occasionally returned kicks for the Tigers, with
12 career returns for 299 yards (24.9 avg.)…
Earned second-team All-SEC honors from the
Associated Press and Rivals.com as a senior
as he led the team in passes defensed (12) and
tied for the team lead with a career-high four
interceptions…Posted an interception in backto-back contests in ’07, at LSU and vs. Ole Miss,
to become the first Tigers player since 2004 to
post an interception in consecutive games…
Was a preseason third-team All-SEC selection
and also was named Most Improved Linebacker/
Defensive Back of the spring by Auburn’s coaches heading into the ’07 season…Played in a bowl
game in each of his four seasons with the Tigers,
with Auburn coming out victorious in three of the
contests…Played in 2008 Senior Bowl for the
South team…Was a safety in high school before
converting to cornerback in college…Packers’
second-highest pick ever from Auburn behind
RB Brent Fullwood (fourth overall in 1987) and
the first player selected from the school since
LB James Willis (fifth round) in 1993…Majored
in criminology.
►►Will look to compete for the
nickel spot in his first season
and contribute on special teams.
►►Earned second-team All-SEC
recognition from the Associated
Press in 2007, when he
posted a team-high 12 passes
at a glance…
defensed, including four interat a glance…
ceptions, which was tied for the
team lead.
►►Named Most Improved Linebacker/Defensive Back of the
spring by Auburn coaches heading into his senior campaign.
►►Played against fellow second-round pick WR Jordy Nelson
in 2007 season opener vs. Kansas State, a game the Tigers
won, 23-13.
►►Became highest Packers draftee from Auburn since RB Brent
Fullwood (fourth overall) in 1987.
cOLLEGE
career
passes defensed and a forced fumble in season-opening
win vs. Kansas State (Sept. 1), a game in which he faced
off against fellow Packers second-round pick WR Jordy
Nelson…Posted a career-high three passes defensed,
along with three tackles, vs. Mississippi State (Sept.
15)…Registered seven tackles and a pass breakup vs.
New Mexico State (Sept. 22)…Recorded four tackles and
2007 season
Started all 13 games for
the Tigers on his way to
earning second-team All-SEC honors from the
Associated Press…Also named second-team
All-SEC by Rivals.com…Led Tigers with 12
passes defensed, tied for first on team with four
interceptions and was sixth in tackles with 55…
His four interceptions were tied for seventh in the
SEC…Registered at least three tackles in 11 of
13 games…Returned 11 kickoffs for 284 yards
(25.8 avg.)…Named Most Improved Linebacker/
Defensive Back of the spring by the team’s
coaches heading into the season…Recorded six
tackles, including one for loss, along with two
258
picked off Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow at Florida
(Sept. 29)…Posted four tackles and an interception vs.
Vanderbilt (Oct. 6)…Intercepted a pass and added four
tackles at LSU (Oct. 20)…Became first Auburn player
since Travis Williams in 2004 to post an interception in
consecutive games when he picked off a pass the next
week vs. Ole Miss (Oct. 27). Also WIDE
registered
a career-high
RECEIVER
eight tackles against the Rebels…Posted six tackles at
Georgia (Nov. 10)…Finished career with four solo tackles
and two passes defensed in 23-20 overtime win over
Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl.
DONALD
Earned SuperPrep All-Dixie honors and Florida Times-Union
Super 75 recognition as a senior at Christopher Columbus
High School in Miami, Fla. …Named one of the top five
cornerbacks in the state by the Florida Times-Union…
Also earned second-team All-Dade County honors…
Started two seasons at safety…Finished senior season
with 70 tackles, three interceptions, five passes defensed,
at a kicks…Returned
glance…
two fumble recoveries and two blocked
one interception 75 yards for a touchdown and also
returned 14 kickoffs for 256 yards, including an 85-yard
TD return…Played safety, cornerback, running back and
wide receiver during his career…Also competed in track
and won the state title in the long jump with a leap of 23
feet, 10 inches…Earned three letters in basketball.
personal
Given name Patrick Christopher Lee…
Born in Miami, Fla. …Single…Has
two brothers, Troy and DJ, and two sisters, Marsha and
Melissa…Interested in becoming a U.S. Marshal following
his playing days…Served as a mentor while in college to a
young man named Jamon, 11, as part of a program called
“Project Uplift”, similar to Big Brothers Big Sisters…
Lists Deion Sanders as his favorite athlete…Residence:
Miami, Fla.
LEE
Saw action in 11 games and started the first five
of the season…Started first game of his career,
vs. Georgia Tech (Sept. 3), and posted a tackle and a pass
defensed…Recorded four solo stops and a pass breakup
vs. Mississippi State (Sept. 10)…Registered two tackles
vs. Ball State (Sept. 17)…Played vs. Wisconsin in Capital
One Bowl (Jan. 2).
NFL Gm. Played/Started: 62/62
Acquired: D1-03
VETERANS
2005
2003 Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
ADMIN. &
COACHES
Played in all 13 games and started four contests…Recorded 25 tackles and seven passes
defensed on the season…Posted three tackles and a pass
defensed at Mississippi State (Sept. 9)…Started his first
game of the season, vs. Buffalo (Sept. 23), and recorded
five tackles, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry…
Started his second straight game and batted down a pass
in the end zone on South Carolina’s last offensive play
of the game to seal the Tigers’ road victory (Sept. 28)…
Posted three tackles vs. Florida (Oct. 14) and returned a
fumble 20 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the
game…Made two tackles and forced a fumble vs. Tulane
(Oct. 21)…Intercepted his first career pass and returned
it 18 yards vs. Arkansas State (Nov. 4)…Started and finished with two tackles and a pass breakup in Cotton Bowl
win vs. Nebraska (Jan. 1). Also returned a kickoff for 15
yards against the Cornhuskers.
Played in 12 games as a redshirt freshman…
Finished season with 14 tackles, including one
for a loss, along with a pass defensed…Made college
Ht:recorded
6-2
Wt:
debut vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Sept. 4) and
two232
NFL
Season
tackles…Posted two tackles at MississippiFifth
State
(Sept.
Fifthincluding
Packersthree
Season
11)…Registered season-high five tackles,
solo, vs. Louisiana Tech (Oct. 9)…Played in Sugar Bowl
vs. Virginia Tech (Jan. 3).
Born: May 27, 1981
COMMUNITY
2006
2008 DRAFT CHOICES
2004
Pat Lee’s College Statistics
Sacks
NoYds
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Interceptions
No Yds LG TD PD
0
0
0 0
1
0
0
0 0
3
1 18 18 0
7
4 34 26 0 12
5 52 26 0 23
Fumbles
FR FF
0 0
0 0
1 1
0 1
1 2
RECORDS &
HISTORY
Tackles for loss: 1 in 2004, 1 in 2006;1 in 2007; college total: 3.
Special teams tackles: 8 in 2004, 1 in 2006, 4 in 2007; college total: 13
2007 REVIEW
—Tackles—
Year School
GP GS Total UT AT
2004 Auburn . . . . . . . . . . 12 0 14 12 2
2005 Auburn . . . . . . . . . . 11 5
9
7 2
2006 Auburn . . . . . . . . . . 13 4 25 15 10
2007 Auburn . . . . . . . . . . 13 13 55 40 15
College totals (four years) . . 49 22 103 74 29
Most Packers selections, first four rounds, all-time
259
25
MISC.
First Four
Overall
Rounds Years Picks
Notable selections
7
2006
12
LB A.J. Hawk (1), G Daryn Colledge (2a), WR Greg Jennings (2b),
G Jason Spitz (3b)
1964
23
T Lloyd Voss (1), LB/FB Tommy Crutcher (3c)
6
2008
9
WR Jordy Nelson (2a), QB Brian Brohm (2b), CB Pat Lee (2c),
TE Jermichael Finley (3), DE Jeremy Thompson (4a), G Josh Sitton (4b)
2000
13
TE Bubba Franks (1), T Chad Clifton (2), LB Na’il Diggs (4a)
1999
12
CB Mike McKenzie (3a), QB Aaron Brooks (4a), P Josh Bidwell (4b)
1995
10
CB Craig Newsome (1), FB William Henderson (3b), WR Antonio Freeman (3d)
1987
14
RB Brent Fullwood (1), LB Johnny Holland (2)
1970
20
DT Mike McCoy (1a), TE Rich McGeorge (1b), LB Jim Carter (3), WR Ken Ellis (4a)
1968
21
LB Fred Carr (1a), G Bill Lueck (1b), T Dick Himes (3b)
1967
22
C/G Bob Hyland (1a), LB Jim Flanigan (2b), RB Travis Williams (4)
1966
20
FB Jim Grabowski (1a), T Gale Gillingham (1b)
1963
27
LB Dave Robinson (1), DB Tom Brown (2), G Lionel Aldridge (4a)
LAMBEAU
FIELD
Ted Thompson became the first Packers general manager since Vince Lombardi in 1964 to select seven players in the first four
rounds of the NFL Draft. In April 2008, Thompson drafted six players in the first four rounds of the NFL Draft.