The Green Bay Packers gave Rasheed Walker his first opportunity to start at left tackle during Saturday night’s preseason showdown with the New England Patriots, and the 2022 seventh-round pick did nothing to suggest a move back down the depth chart is coming. In fact, Walker was nothing if not solid, and he must now be considered the top option to back up David Bakhtiari at left tackle come Week 1.
Walker played 43 snaps against the Patriots, including 23 as a pass-blocker, and didn’t allow a pressure, per Pro Football Focus. He was also the offensive line’s second-highest graded run-blocker overall. The Patriots started Matthew Judon and Deatrich Wise and mixed in Josh Uche at edge rusher, but Walker held his own.
