Through the first four days of training camp, a lot has been made about the players who have stood out. Kyler Murray looks good. The rookie receivers have made an impact. Linebacker Dennis Gardeck is getting an opportunity.
However, who are the players whose stock has fallen since the start of camp?
WR Chad Williams
Williams has not been practicing. He was not dressed on Saturday or Sunday. He is clearly nursing some injury although Kliff Kingsbury doesn’t really give details. However, with the play of the younger receivers on the field, things are looking less likely Williams will have a chance to make the team this year, at least early on.
CB Brandon Williams
Williams cannot even practice yet, as he is on PUP. However, with Byron Murphy and Chris Jones looking good and the presence of veterans Patrick Peterson, Robert Alford and Tramaine Brock, Williams might find himself at the very end of the depth chart once he comes back with little time to move up.
LB Haason Reddick
After practicing the first two days of camp, Reddick had to have a knee procedure and is out for a few weeks. He is expected back for the season opener. However, because of the early praise for Dennis Gardeck, playing in Reddick’s spot in the starting lineup right now, Reddick might quickly be forgotten. And considering he needed the reps in his third defense in three seasons, this situation looks like Deone Bucannon last year, who got hurt, returned for Week 1 and struggled. And if Gardeck shines, Reddick might not even get his job back.
S Rudy Ford
Ford will have a long road to the roster, considering the team signed a veteran and drafted a pair of safeties. Come to think of it, I did not see him practice at all on Saturday or Sunday. It might be he was not dressed, but I did not see him get any reps. With D.J. Swearinger missing time, Budda Baker, Josh Shaw, Jonathan Owens, Deionte Thompson, Jalen Thompson and Tyler Sigler got reps. Ford did not.
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