Nothing was more surprising on cutdown day this year than Brian Gutekunst’s decision to keep all four Packers seventh round draft picks. Each of the four players, Tariq Carpenter, Jonathan Ford, Rasheed Walker, and Samori Toure made the team over a player that many fans and reporters felt deserved to win the spot. Let’s discuss why each of these players was kept.
Tariq Carpenter
Carpenter is an athletic freak who was drafted for his potential on special teams. His position is safety, but he’s really a tweener between safety and linebacker and weighs 230 pounds.