The Green Bay Packers were pretty interested in cornerback Benjie Franklin back in the 2022 offseason. Despite the team only having 30 visits allowed by the league during the pre-draft process, the Packers used one of those on the relatively unknown defensive back from Tarleton State, which had recently moved up to the FCS level.
Unable to sign the defender as an undrafted free agent, as he landed with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Packers had to wait until the cutdown deadline of his rookie season to add him to their roster. For the entire 2022 season, he was a member of their practice squad.