- Appeared in four games as a rookie before sustaining a season-ending knee injury blocking on a kickoff return at Minnesota in Week 7.
- Rushed for 1,199 yards and 18 TDs as a senior at Hawaii in 2010, ranking second in school history for rushing yards in a single season and tying the single-season school mark for rushing TDs.
- His average of 8.2 yards per carry in 2010 ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division I-A among players with 100 or more carries.
- Broke a 60-year-old single-game school record with 327 rushing yards at New Mexico State in 2010, surpassed in WAC history by only TCU’s LaDainian Tomlinson (406) and San Diego State’s Marshall Faulk (386).
- Attended the same junior college, Butte College in Oroville, Calif., as QB Aaron Rodgers.
Became the first player in Packers history drafted from the University of Hawaii.
Pro Highlights:
- Played in four contests as a rookie in 2011, primarily on special teams but also as the No. 3 running back, before seeing his debut season cut short by a knee injury sustained at Minnesota in Week 7.
- Carried the ball three times for 11 yards (3.7 avg.) and caught a 6-yard pass in 2011.
- Posted an 8-yard run on his first attempt as a pro vs. Denver in Week 4.
- Was the eighth running back selected in the 2011 NFL Draft and was the first player in Packers history to be drafted out of the University of Hawaii.
2011 SEASON: Appeared in four games as a rookie before he sustained a season-ending knee injury in Week 7 at Minnesota…Was starting to see his role increase on offense before he suffered the injury… Listed as a gameday inactive at Carolina (Sept. 18) and vs. Chicago (Sept. 25) after suffering an Achilles injury in practice on Sept. 16…Also inactive vs. St. Louis (Oct. 16)…Vs. New Orleans (Sept. 8): Saw action in his first pro contest, mostly on special teams. Made a good block on Randall Cobb’s NFL-record-tying 108-yard kickoff return for a TD, walling off S Isa Abdul-Quddus just long enough to allow Cobb a lane to run through at the beginning of the return…Vs. Denver (Oct. 2): Returned to the lineup and served as the No. 2 RB with starter Ryan Grant sidelined due to a kidney injury. Saw his first action from scrimmage late in the fourth quarter. Carried three times for 11 yards (3.7 avg.), ripping off an 8-yard run through the left side on his first pro carry…At Atlanta (Oct. 9): Registered his first catch as a pro, a 6-yard pickup to convert a key third-and-2 late in the first half…At Minnesota (Oct. 23): Suffered a knee injury while blocking on the Packers’ first kickoff return in the first quarter and did not return. Was placed on season-ending injured reserve on Oct. 31…2011 Draft: Selected by the Packers in the third round with the 96th overall pick, the eighth running back taken. Became the first player drafted by the Packers from Hawaii and the highest running back drafted in school history.
COLLEGE: Played in 27 contests with 14 starts during his two seasons at Hawaii, serving as a backup as a junior before becoming the featured runner as a senior…Rushed for 1,652 yards and 20 TDs on 232 carries (7.1 avg.) at Hawaii along with 38 receptions for 461 yards (12.1 avg.) and two TDs…Spent his first two seasons at Butte College in Oroville, Calif., the same junior college that produced QB Aaron Rodgers…Majored in sociology…Senior season (2010): A second-team All-WAC selection, started all 14 games and led the team with 1,199 yards and 18 TDs on 146 carries (8.2 avg.)…Yardage total ranks second in school history for a single season behind Travis Sims (1992) and rushing TD total tied school mark held by Jamal Farmer (1989)…Led the nation (min. 100 attempts) with an average of 8.2 yards per carry…Added 27 receptions for 363 yards (13.4 avg.) and one TD…His 1,562 all-purpose yards ranked sixth in school history…Topped 100 yards from scrimmage in seven contests…Broke Pete Wilson’s 60-year-old school record with 327 yards rushing on 19 carries (17.2 avg.), with three TDs at New Mexico State (Nov. 27)…The 327 yards tied for third in WAC history with Chance Kretschmer of Nevada (vs. Texas-El Paso in 2001), behind LaDainian Tomlinson of Texas Christian (406 vs. Texas-El Paso in 1999) and Marshall Faulk of San Diego State (386 vs. Pacific in 1991)…Junior season (2009): Played in all 13 games as a reserve tailback and ranked second on the team with 453 yards and two TDs on 86 carries (5.3 avg.)…Also had 11 receptions for 98 yards (8.9 avg.) with one TD and returned one kickoff for 17 yards…Carried 10 times for a season-high 110 yards (11.0 avg.) vs. Utah State (Nov. 7)…Sophomore season (2008): At Butte, led the team with 1,037 yards rushing and 14 TDs on 223 carries (4.7 avg.) in the regular season as the school posted a perfect 12-0 record, claiming the junior college national championship…Also had eight receptions for 149 yards (18.6 avg.) and two TDs…Was named All-NorCal Conference and all-region…In national title game vs. Mt. San Antonio, rushed for 119 yards on 27 carries (4.4 avg.) to earn game MVP honors…Freshman season (2007): Was Butte’s second-leading rusher with 519 yards and three TDs on 105 carries (5.0 avg.).
PERSONAL: Given name Alexander Denell Green…Nicknamed “AG”...Born in Portland, Ore. …Single…Has a 4-year-old daughter, Harlym, and a 2-year-old son, Kingston...Had never seen an NFL game in person prior to joining Green Bay...High school: At Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Ore., rushed for 1,134 yards and 14 TDs as a senior, earning first-team all-league honors and setting a single-game school record with 197 yards on 15 carries (13.1 avg.)…Named MVP of the Les Schwab Bowl, Oregon’s high school all-star game, with 85 yards rushing…Earned three letters in football and also lettered three times in track, competing in the 100 and 200 meters and the 4x100 relay…Community involvement: Participated in the Green Bay Packers Golf Invitational in Kohler, Wis. ...Hobbies/interests: Enjoys playing video games, naming “Madden” as his favorite...Lists Barry Sanders as his favorite athlete, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as his favorite TV show, Lil Wayne as his favorite recording artist and Ali and Paid In Full as his favorite movies....Residence: Portland, Ore.
- Appeared in four games as a rookie before sustaining a season-ending knee injury blocking on a kickoff return at Minnesota in Week 7.
- Rushed for 1,199 yards and 18 TDs as a senior at Hawaii in 2010, ranking second in school history for rushing yards in a single season and tying the single-season school mark for rushing TDs.
- His average of 8.2 yards per carry in 2010 ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division I-A among players with 100 or more carries.
- Broke a 60-year-old single-game school record with 327 rushing yards at New Mexico State in 2010, surpassed in WAC history by only TCU’s LaDainian Tomlinson (406) and San Diego State’s Marshall Faulk (386).
- Attended the same junior college, Butte College in Oroville, Calif., as QB Aaron Rodgers.
Became the first player in Packers history drafted from the University of Hawaii.
Pro Highlights:
- Played in four contests as a rookie in 2011, primarily on special teams but also as the No. 3 running back, before seeing his debut season cut short by a knee injury sustained at Minnesota in Week 7.
- Carried the ball three times for 11 yards (3.7 avg.) and caught a 6-yard pass in 2011.
- Posted an 8-yard run on his first attempt as a pro vs. Denver in Week 4.
- Was the eighth running back selected in the 2011 NFL Draft and was the first player in Packers history to be drafted out of the University of Hawaii.
2011 SEASON: Appeared in four games as a rookie before he sustained a season-ending knee injury in Week 7 at Minnesota…Was starting to see his role increase on offense before he suffered the injury… Listed as a gameday inactive at Carolina (Sept. 18) and vs. Chicago (Sept. 25) after suffering an Achilles injury in practice on Sept. 16…Also inactive vs. St. Louis (Oct. 16)…Vs. New Orleans (Sept. 8): Saw action in his first pro contest, mostly on special teams. Made a good block on Randall Cobb’s NFL-record-tying 108-yard kickoff return for a TD, walling off S Isa Abdul-Quddus just long enough to allow Cobb a lane to run through at the beginning of the return…Vs. Denver (Oct. 2): Returned to the lineup and served as the No. 2 RB with starter Ryan Grant sidelined due to a kidney injury. Saw his first action from scrimmage late in the fourth quarter. Carried three times for 11 yards (3.7 avg.), ripping off an 8-yard run through the left side on his first pro carry…At Atlanta (Oct. 9): Registered his first catch as a pro, a 6-yard pickup to convert a key third-and-2 late in the first half…At Minnesota (Oct. 23): Suffered a knee injury while blocking on the Packers’ first kickoff return in the first quarter and did not return. Was placed on season-ending injured reserve on Oct. 31…2011 Draft: Selected by the Packers in the third round with the 96th overall pick, the eighth running back taken. Became the first player drafted by the Packers from Hawaii and the highest running back drafted in school history.
COLLEGE: Played in 27 contests with 14 starts during his two seasons at Hawaii, serving as a backup as a junior before becoming the featured runner as a senior…Rushed for 1,652 yards and 20 TDs on 232 carries (7.1 avg.) at Hawaii along with 38 receptions for 461 yards (12.1 avg.) and two TDs…Spent his first two seasons at Butte College in Oroville, Calif., the same junior college that produced QB Aaron Rodgers…Majored in sociology…Senior season (2010): A second-team All-WAC selection, started all 14 games and led the team with 1,199 yards and 18 TDs on 146 carries (8.2 avg.)…Yardage total ranks second in school history for a single season behind Travis Sims (1992) and rushing TD total tied school mark held by Jamal Farmer (1989)…Led the nation (min. 100 attempts) with an average of 8.2 yards per carry…Added 27 receptions for 363 yards (13.4 avg.) and one TD…His 1,562 all-purpose yards ranked sixth in school history…Topped 100 yards from scrimmage in seven contests…Broke Pete Wilson’s 60-year-old school record with 327 yards rushing on 19 carries (17.2 avg.), with three TDs at New Mexico State (Nov. 27)…The 327 yards tied for third in WAC history with Chance Kretschmer of Nevada (vs. Texas-El Paso in 2001), behind LaDainian Tomlinson of Texas Christian (406 vs. Texas-El Paso in 1999) and Marshall Faulk of San Diego State (386 vs. Pacific in 1991)…Junior season (2009): Played in all 13 games as a reserve tailback and ranked second on the team with 453 yards and two TDs on 86 carries (5.3 avg.)…Also had 11 receptions for 98 yards (8.9 avg.) with one TD and returned one kickoff for 17 yards…Carried 10 times for a season-high 110 yards (11.0 avg.) vs. Utah State (Nov. 7)…Sophomore season (2008): At Butte, led the team with 1,037 yards rushing and 14 TDs on 223 carries (4.7 avg.) in the regular season as the school posted a perfect 12-0 record, claiming the junior college national championship…Also had eight receptions for 149 yards (18.6 avg.) and two TDs…Was named All-NorCal Conference and all-region…In national title game vs. Mt. San Antonio, rushed for 119 yards on 27 carries (4.4 avg.) to earn game MVP honors…Freshman season (2007): Was Butte’s second-leading rusher with 519 yards and three TDs on 105 carries (5.0 avg.).
PERSONAL: Given name Alexander Denell Green…Nicknamed “AG”...Born in Portland, Ore. …Single…Has a 4-year-old daughter, Harlym, and a 2-year-old son, Kingston...Had never seen an NFL game in person prior to joining Green Bay...High school: At Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Ore., rushed for 1,134 yards and 14 TDs as a senior, earning first-team all-league honors and setting a single-game school record with 197 yards on 15 carries (13.1 avg.)…Named MVP of the Les Schwab Bowl, Oregon’s high school all-star game, with 85 yards rushing…Earned three letters in football and also lettered three times in track, competing in the 100 and 200 meters and the 4x100 relay…Community involvement: Participated in the Green Bay Packers Golf Invitational in Kohler, Wis. ...Hobbies/interests: Enjoys playing video games, naming “Madden” as his favorite...Lists Barry Sanders as his favorite athlete, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as his favorite TV show, Lil Wayne as his favorite recording artist and Ali and Paid In Full as his favorite movies....Residence: Portland, Ore.
