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All that said, the Packers know who their top four corners are, and the competition behind them will be busy, with no set number for exactly how many will make the team.
Those top four are Jaire Alexander, Kevin King, Tramon Williams and Josh Jackson, and the Packers would love nothing more than to keep them all healthy for the long haul.
Alexander missed three games as a rookie last year and King missed 10, the second straight year he’s been hampered by injuries. Williams and Jackson each played in all 16 games, but injuries at safety forced Williams (5-11, 191) to shift there at times. The 13th-year veteran has said he’ll do whatever it takes, but he plans to play corner as much as possible this year.
His leadership is valuable for a talented young trio all drafted within the first two rounds the last two years. Alexander (5-10, 196), the No. 18 overall pick in 2018 out of Louisville, made the PFWA All-Rookie Team and looks like a potential breakout star. Meanwhile, King and Jackson, second-round picks from Washington (’17) and Iowa (’18), respectively, have shown tremendous flashes.
When healthy, King (6-3, 200) has held his own across from some of the league’s best receivers, including Atlanta’s Julio Jones, Cincinnati’s A.J. Green, and Pittsburgh’s Antonio Brown. Kept out of 11-on-11 work in the spring, King needs his troublesome shoulders and hamstrings to hold up for the Packers’ secondary to be at its best.
Jackson (6-0, 196) finished second on the team in pass breakups last year with 13 (Alexander had 15, including five in one game against the eventual NFC champion Rams) and should be better for all the typical ups and downs a rookie goes through at one of the most demanding defensive positions in the game.