The Most Important Green Bay Packers: Jamaal Williams Faces Uncertain Future

The Green Bay Packers went 13-3 in the regular season in 2019, won the NFC North and reached the NFC Championship Game. San Francisco routed the Packers, though, 37-20, in the conference title game and Green Bay enters the 2020 season with several questions.

The Packers are hoping to begin training camp in late July.

Between now and the start of camp, I will count down the ‘30 Most Important Packers’ heading into the 2020 campaign.

We’ll begin at No. 30 and work our way towards No. 1.

No. 28

RB, Jamaal Williams

Last season: Williams did what he always does — grinded out tough yards, had very few big runs and played in almost every game. With the emergence of Aaron Jones as a Pro Bowl-level running back, though, Williams played a career-low 34.60% of the snaps.

Williams finished the year with 460 rushing yards, which approached his career average of 510. Williams also averaged a career-best 4.3 yards per carry.

Williams caught a career-high 39 passes and set a new personal-best with five receiving touchdowns. Williams averaged a career-low 6.5 yards per reception, though.

Career to date: Williams is the only player in franchise history to register 400-plus rushing yards and 200-plus receiving yards in each of his first three NFL seasons.

He’s tough, physical and remarkably consistent. Williams has played in 46 of a possible 48 games, never fumbled, is a terrific blocker and has caught 75.8% of the passes thrown his way.

Williams has 1,480 rushing yards, 725 receiving yards and 15 total touchdowns in his first three seasons. He’s averaged a pedestrian 3.9 yards per carry, though, which has prevented him from becoming a featured back.

Outlook: It could be tough for Williams to find carries in Green Bay’s crowded backfield.

Aaron Jones has become a star and will be the Packers’ No. 1 back once again. Green Bay also used a second-round draft pick on bruising A.J. Dillon, who’s a bigger version of Williams.

Williams is outstanding in pass protection, though, and has developed into an effective receiver out of the backfield. So, if he’s on the roster, he’ll have a role.

There’s also a chance the Packers could trade Williams before the season starts. Williams is entering a contract year, and Green Bay might decide this is the perfect time to move Williams and pick up a future draft pick.

Comments

“He’s fearless. Anybody who’s in his way, he doesn’t care who you are or how big you are, he’s running at you. If you don’t get out of his way, he’s going to run you over. You see the energy on the field when he does that. You see everybody on the sideline jump up out of their seat. It might be quiet on the sideline and you’ll see everybody running up almost on the field. He gives everybody energy. He gives everybody juice.” — Packers running back Aaron Jones on Williams

“I know everybody talks about Aaron (Jones). But I can’t emphasize enough how important Jamaal is to us, as well.” — Packers coach Matt LaFleur

“One of the main things that it takes to be good — great — in pass protection, is you look forward to the confrontation from a mental standpoint. (Williams) us one of those guys that has that type of mentality.” — Packers running backs coach Ben Sirmans

“Underappreciated? I don’t know. I certainly think I’m appreciated here. Outside this building, though, I guess I don’t know about that.” — Williams on how he’s viewed

THE TOP 30

• No. 29 — Josiah Deguara

• No. 30 — WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling

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