Rasheed Walker

Carolina Panthers

Pos LT

Updated August 24, 2026

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Model Score

75.5 MODEL

2023

73.3

2024

74.6

2025

75.5

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

Season Stats · 16 games

556th

Sacks Allowed

3459th

Pressures Allowed

15th

QB Hits Allowed

966th

Penalties

96.442nd

Pass Block Eff

Draft & College

Round 7, pick 249 · Green Bay Packers · 2022

PENN STATE (Big Ten)

Taken

#249

where he actually went

Our college model

#558

among OT in our college data

In college · 2019-2021

Comps

Built like

measurables only

Paris Johnson Jr.88%Jordan Black87%Abraham Lucas87%

STM Take

Three straight seasons as Green Bay's starting LT after coming in as a 7th-round developmental project is genuinely above-baseline outcome. The tier 4 (#31) in 2023 to tier 6 (#41) in 2025 arc shows the ceiling settling around mid-tier rather than climbing into the top 20. The 2026 question is whether the Packers commit long-term or use a high pick to upgrade the LT spot ahead of Jordan Love's contract reset.

Walker came out of Penn State as the Green Bay Packers' 7th-round pick (249th overall) in 2022 after starting 35 games for the Nittany Lions at left tackle. He was developmental depth for two seasons behind David Bakhtiari, then took over as Green Bay's starting LT in 2023 when Bakhtiari's knee injuries ended his career. His STTM arc from tier 4 (#31) as the 2023 rookie starter, to tier 6 (#45) in 2024, to tier 6 (#41) in 2025 reflects the structural reality that a 7th-round pick holding a starting LT job at all is the upside surprise.

Strengths

Three straight years as starting LT after coming in as the 249th overall pick puts him in the small group of 7th-round picks who beat their draft slot expectation by a wide margin.
Stability between tier 4 (#31) in 2023 and tier 6 (#41) in 2025 across three full starting seasons confirms the floor is a usable starter, not a liability.

Concerns

Two-year drift from tier 4 (#31) in 2023 to tier 6 (#41) in 2025 shows the trajectory is flat to declining rather than developing toward top-20 LT play.
Packers' offensive line investment pattern (multiple Day 2 picks at tackle 2023-2025) signals the front office views the LT spot as unsettled.

What to watch: Whether Green Bay's 2026 pass-block win rate at LT crosses 90% under Walker, or whether the snap share shifts to a higher-drafted competitor by midseason.