Carpenter helped Tuggle became the first player ever picked last in the draft to make the NFL on the team that drafted him, and Tuggle ended up relieving him as starting fullback when he suffered an injury in week 13.
Carpenter assisted Tuggle in becoming the first player to be selected last in the draft yet still make it onto the NFL team that chose him, and subsequently, Tuggle took over as starting fullback when Carpenter was injured in week 13.