Williams ranks 22 in PFF’s top 32 CBs entering 2025.
The Arizona Cardinals have a young group of cornerbacks. Of the four top players on their roster, Star Thomas and Garrett Williams enter their third NFL seasons, Max Melton enters his second and Will Johnson, selected in the second round in April, is a rookie.
As such, they haven’t proven much in the league, except for one.
PFF ranked the top 32 cornerbacks in the NFL and Williams makes the cut, coming in at No. 22.
After struggling in his rookie season and missing more than half the year, resulting in a 57.2 PFF coverage grade, Williams was excellent in 2024 with an 83.7 PFF coverage grade (fourth best) and the seventh-best PFF advanced coverage grade.
If he’s able to replicate his sophomore campaign in which he allowed 0.68 yards and the second-fewest yards in coverage, Williams could jump into the top 10.
If Williams continues to play at the level he did last season, if Melton takes a second-year leap and if Johnson is as good as many believe he can be, the Cardinals’ secondary will be very, very good in 2025.
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