Green Bay Packers: A list of prospective free agents for 2019

The Green Bay Packers have a bevy of holes to fill this offseason. Here are some prospective free agents that could help fill those voids.

During the 2018 season it became glaringly obvious which positions the Green Bay Packers needed to address this coming offseason. From the lack of a consistent pass rush, to the huge void at the safety position, the Packers need a few playmakers at key positions on defense.

Clearly general manager Brian Gutekunst thought the same. He decided to trade safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix to the Washington Redskins for a 2019 fourth-round pick, forcing the Packers to move 35-year-old cornerback Tramon Williams to free safety. As for the pass rush, Kyler Fackrell was the Packers’ most consistent edge defender, which goes to show how bad Green Bay’s outside linebackers were overall.

On the other side of the ball, right guard became another big concern after Justin McCray failed to step up and subsequently had his job taken early in the season by long-time journeyman Byron Bell (hint: both were below average). The Packers also lacked a consistent receiving threat opposite of Davante Adams, a huge reason Adams saw a whopping 169 targets in just 15 games.

The Packers will have between $30-40 million in cap space by the time free agency starts (currently $32 million, per Spotrac). Below is a list of possible free agents, broken down by tiers, who could be worth looking at.

Pass Rushers

Tier 1:

Jadeveon Clowney, Houston Texans
Frank Clark, Seattle Seahawks
Dee Ford, Kansas City Chiefs
Demarcus Lawrence, Dallas Cowboys

Tier 2:

Ezekiel Ansah, Detroit Lions
Dante Fowler Jr., Los Angeles Rams
Brandon Graham, Philadelphia Eagles
Trey Flowers, New England Patriots

Tier 3:

Shane Ray, Denver Broncos
Preston Smith, Washington Redskins
Za’Darius Smith, Baltimore Ravens
Aaron Lynch, Chicago Bears
Shaquil Barrett, Denver Broncos

Tier 4:

Lorenzo Alexander, Buffalo Bills
Cameron Wake, Miami Dolphins
William Hayes, Miami Dolphins
Clay Matthews, Green Bay Packers
Pernell McPhee, Washington Redskins

Safeties

Tier 1:

Earl Thomas, Seattle Seahawks
Tyrann Mathieu, Houston Texans
Landon Collins, New York Giants

Tier 2:

Adrian Amos, Chicago Bears
Lamarcus Joyner, Los Angeles Rams

Tier 3:

Kenny Vaccaro, Tennessee Titans
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Washington Redskins
Adrian Phillips, Los Angeles Chargers
Eric Reid, Carolina Panthers

Tier 4:

Tre Boston, Arizona Cardinals
George Iloka, Minnesota Vikings
Clayton Geathers, Indianapolis Colts
Corey Graham, Philadelphia Eagles

Guards

Tier 1:

Rodger Saffold, Los Angeles Rams
Ramon Foster, Pittsburgh Steelers

Tier 2:

Mark Glowinski, Indianapolis Colts
Mike Iupati, Arizona Cardinals
James Carpenter, New York Jets
JR Sweezy, Seattle Seahawks

Tier 3:

Andy Levitre, Atlanta Falcons
AJ Cann, Jacksonville Jaguars
Quinton Spain, Tennessee Titans
DJ Fluker, Seattle Seahawks

Tier 4:

Chance Warmack, Philadelphia Eagles
Zane Beadles, Atlanta Falcons
Byron Bell, Green Bay Packers

Wide Receivers

Tier 1:

Golden Tate, Philadelphia Eagles

Tier 2:

Randall Cobb, Green Bay Packers
Cole Beasley, Dallas Cowboys
Tyrell Williams, Los Angeles Chargers
Devin Funchess, Carolina Panthers
John Brown, Baltimore Ravens

Tier 3:

Adam Humphries, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Donte Moncrief, Jacksonville Jaguars
Chris Hogan, New England Patriots
Dez Bryant, New Orleans Saints
Jamison Crowder, Washington Redskins

Tier 4:

JJ Nelson, Arizona Cardinals
Chris Conley, Kansas City Chiefs
De’Anthony Thomas, Kansas City Chiefs
Breshad Perriman, Cleveland Browns

Which of these players should the Green Bay Packers make a priority to sign in 2019 NFL Free Agency? Let us know.