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    Packers’ Draft Pick Immediately Switched Positions

    McQuade ArnoldBy McQuade ArnoldMay 5, 2022Updated:June 22, 2022No Comments2 Mins Read
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    The Green Bay Packers took Tariq Carpenter in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft.  Carpenter primarily played at Safety during his Georgia Tech Career, 52 games.  However the Packers will have him start his NFL career at the inside linebacker position.

    “Tariq, we’re going to move him to the inside linebacker room. He’s a big guy, but he can run,” coach Matt LaFleur said during his interview.

    Tariq Carpenter picked by Packers at No. 228 in seventh round of draft

    Carpenter fits the profile of a hybrid safety/linebacker. He’s 6-3 and 230 pounds but ran the 40-yard dash in 4.52 seconds (1.55-second 10-yard split) and posted elite numbers in the vertical (39″) and broad jumps (11-4).  He transitioned to linebacker at the Senior Bowl during the pre-draft process, giving the NFL a preview of how he could handle the position.  His length and athleticism with physicality against the run and experience playing in the box, a transition to a hybrid role seemed likely.

    In many ways, Carpenter looks like a discounted version of 2020 first-round pick Isaiah Simmons.

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    “He’s a little bit of a tweener because he has the size of a linebacker but he plays safety and he has that kind of speed. He’s really, really physical,” Gutekunst said. “We’ll figure out exactly how he fits, whether he goes to the linebacker room or safety room at different times and what packages he plays in on defense, but certainly on special teams is one of the reasons we took him.”

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    McQuade Arnold graduated from American Military University with an associate in General Studies and is currently pursuing his Bachelors in Sports Marketing. He has been active duty in the United States Navy for 10 years and is currently stationed in San Diego, CA. He is originally from Superior, WI and is a die hard Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin Badgers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Milwaukee Bucks fan!

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