GREEN BAY, Wis. -- If what the Green Bay Packers told at least one prospect last week at the NFL scouting combine holds true, their draft this year could look a lot like 2007 and 2013.

They took two running backs in each of those drafts -- Brandon Jackson (second round) and DeShawn Wynn (seventh round) in 2007; Eddie Lacy (second round) and Johnathan Franklin (fourth round) in 2013.

"As far as speaking [with] the Packers, I had one guy, one of their scouts say they might even draft two this year because they're so light at running back," said former Wisconsin running back Corey Clement, who met with the Packers last week in Indianapolis.

At this point, converted Ty Montgomery is the only halfback under contract for next season, although the Packers have been in talks with Lacy, who will be a free agent if he's not re-signed Thursday at 4 p.m. ET. If they bring back Lacy, it likely will be on a short-term deal given that he's coming off ankle surgery. The Packers also could re-sign John Crockett and Don Jackson for minimum deals as exclusive rights free agents before they would hit the market on Thursday.

General manager Ted Thompson has never shied away from taking multiple players at the same position in the same draft. Just two years ago, he used his first two picks on cornerbacks Damarious Randall and Quinten Rollins. Last year, he took defensive linemen Kenny Clark and Dean Lowry in the first and fourth rounds, respectively, and offensive tackles Jason Spriggs and Kyle Murphy in the second and sixth rounds, respectively.

Although he's never drafted a running back in the first round -- the Packers haven't taken one there since 1990 (Darrell Thompson at No. 19 overall) -- that doesn't mean he won’t address the position early in the draft. The Packers also used one of their 60 official combine interviews to talk to Florida State's Dalvin Cook even though most observers believe Cook will be gone before Green Bay's pick at No. 29.

While coach Mike McCarthy said last week that he liked the idea of Lacy and Montgomery as his one-two punch in the backfield, the Packers would have to come up with a new plan if Lacy signs with another team.

In their most recent mock drafts before the combine, ESPN draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay had the Packers taking a running back at No. 29 overall. For Kiper, it was Stanford's Christian McCaffrey, a former teammate of Montgomery's at Stanford. For McShay, it was Tennessee’s Alvin Kamara.

However, the Packers' history suggests that if they take a running back, it will come after round one. And maybe they'll take two.