The Green Bay Packers are in the process of adding competition to the roster at cornerback.
According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, the Packers will trade cornerback Josh Jackson to the New York Giants for cornerback Isaac Yiadom
Of course, Yiadom will have to pass a physical before the trade is official. But here is what the Packers could be getting in the fourth-year cornerback:
– Yiadom is 6-1 and 190 pounds. He ran 4.52 in the 40-yard dash, hit 34.5″ in the vertical leap and finished the three-cone drill in 6.85 seconds. His RAS is 6.14.
– The Denver Broncos made Yiadom a third-round pick (No. 99 overall) in the 2018 NFL draft. He played two seasons in Denver before being traded to the Giants for a seventh-round pick in 2020.
– Yiadom has played in 45 games, with 19 starts. He’s been on the field or 1,400 defensive snaps and 498 special teams snaps.
– Yiadom played in all 16 games and made 10 starts for the Giants last season.
– For his career, Yiadom has allowed 95 catches on 142 targets (66.9 percent) for 1,268 yards and nine touchdowns. He has just one career interception and nine pass breakups. His passer rating against is 113.2.
– Last season, Yiadom allowed six touchdown passes and had no interceptions and five pass breakups.
– Yiadom has missed 20 career tackles and committed eight penalties.
– Yiadom played one season under Vic Fangio in Denver, potentially easing his integration into Joe Barry’s defense in Green Bay. It is notable that the Broncos traded Yiadom just one year after hiring Fangio.
– Yiadom’s career overall defensive grades by season: 54.6 in 2018, 50.9 in 2019, 56.8 in 2020.
– Yiadom’s career coverage grades by season: 55.6 in 2018, 52.3 in 2019 and 52.1 in 2020.
– Yiadom has five career special teams tackles. He also has four missed tackles on special teams, and one penalty.
– Yiadom had just one game graded over 70.0 last season.
