Green Bay Packers 53-man roster predictions following 2017 NFL Draft
Specialists (3)
Kicker: Mason Crosby
Punter: Jacob Schum
Long snapper: Taybor Pepper
There shouldn’t be any major changes at the specialist positions, although the Packers have reportedly signed undrafted rookie punter Justin Vogel out of the University of Miami, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He’ll provide some competition for Jacob Schum, although I expect the job to remain Schum’s.
Mason Crosby is the man at kicker, the Packers trusting his right boot for an 11th season. He’s taken for granted, but the Mason Crosbys of the world don’t come around very often. If a kicker remains on a team for over a decade and makes the kind of ice-cool kicks we’ve seen from Crosby (See: Dallas), you should be thankful.
The Packers’ plans at long snapper aren’t clear, but by looking at the current roster, Taybor Pepper appears to be the guy.
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