Green Bay Packers: 3 Free Agent Targets at CB

Tramon Williams

Let’s start this thing off with a very familiar face in Tramon Williams. And although he is nearing 37-years-old, he is coming off of a very sneaky good season with the Green Bay Packers. While he may not be in his athletic prime anymore, it’s his football IQ and as Mike Pettine puts it, “his savvy” that makes him such a good slot corner.

In 2019, Williams played over 73 percent of the Packers’ defensive snaps and allowed a completion percentage of 63 percent, with two interceptions, five pass breakups, and just two touchdowns given up. On top of that, quarterbacks had a passer rating of just 86.5 when targeting him and take it for what it’s worth, but according to Pro Football Focus, Williams’ coverage grade of 82.2 was the seventh-highest among all NFL cornerbacks.

So let’s say Green Bay does bring Williams back, if a dropoff in play is a concern, they could still reduce his snap count in 2020 by giving Sullivan more opportunities as the slot corner. I think that could work really well and makes a lot of sense. Not to mention that having a veteran like Williams to lean on as the fourth cornerback option could be quite valuable.

Williams is coming off of a two-year deal where he had an average annual value of $5 million. Given his age, Green Bay could very well bring him back at a lesser amount and likely on a one-year deal, which makes this a low-risk signing as well.

Ultimately, Williams had a solid 2019 season, he knows the defense well, he is a great presence in the locker room, and like I already said, he’s not a bad fourth option to have. At a minimum, it’s worth at least looking in to.