EDGE Shaquil Barrett

Williams loves to blitz, and that was apparent in 2019. The problem with the Jets defense was that it didn’t turn those blitzes into sacks. You know who led the NFL in both blitzes and sacks? Shaquil Barrett, who finished with 174 blitzes and 19.5 sacks. He’d be a prime talent for Williams to employ in his defense and would be given a great platform to build on his breakout performance.

Barrett never tallied more than 5.5 sacks before 2019 but he’s finished with at least a 71.3 PFF pass-rush grade since he entered the league in 2014 and had an 82.0 grade in 2019. He bullied quarterbacks this past season and is exactly the type of edge rusher Williams needs on defense.