Best Green Bay Packers player to wear No. 95 won DPOY the year after he left the team

Linebacker Bryce Paup takes the title of the greatest Green Bay Packers player to wear No. 95.

By Luke Norris · Lombardi Ave

Published: Wednesday, 14 October 2026 at 2:00 PM

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Lombardi Ave named linebacker Bryce Paup the best player to wear No. 95 in Green Bay Packers history.
Paup amassed 32.5 sacks, 225 tackles, and one Pro Bowl nod across five seasons with the Packers.
After leaving Green Bay in free agency, Paup won NFL Defensive Player of the Year with the Buffalo Bills in 1995.

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Lombardi Ave selected former linebacker Bryce Paup as the greatest player in Green Bay Packers history to wear jersey No. 95. A sixth-round pick in the 1990 NFL Draft out of the University of Northern Iowa, Paup spent five seasons in Green Bay, accumulating 32.5 sacks, 225 tackles, and a Pro Bowl selection in 1994.

After the Packers opted not to offer Paup a contract in free agency, he signed with the Buffalo Bills. In his first season with Buffalo, Paup led the NFL with 17.5 sacks, earned First-Team All-Pro honors, and won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award.

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