EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Giants plan to sign free agent cornerback Brandon Williams, according to the NFL Network's Mike Garofolo.
The signing is contingent upon Williams clearing COVID-19 protocols and passing a physical.
Williams, 6-0 and 200 pounds, was a 2016 third-round draft choice by the Arizona Cardinals, from Texas A&M. He did not play in 2019. Williams was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list early in training camp after undergoing offseason back surgery and hurt his shoulder after being activated. He spent the season on injured reserve.
In his three active seasons in Arizona, Williams played in 45 games with three starts. He made each of his starts as a rookie – when he appeared in 13 games – and played in all 16 games in both 2017 and 2018.
Williams totaled 26 tackles (20 solo) on defense and 11 stops (seven solo) on special teams. He also returned 10 kickoffs for 192 yards, with a long runback of 29 yards.
Williams played running back for two seasons at Texas A&M before switching to cornerback as a senior. He began his collegiate career at Oklahoma in 2011 and sat out the 2012 season before playing for the Aggies.
View photos of the Giants' active roster as it currently stands.
![HUDDLE](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/spuxvwy900ndrzdvufvv.jpg)
![OT Jackson Barton](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/bdwjnjfb83amt9mjrk7t.jpg)
OT Jackson Barton
![WR C.J. Board](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ekhpgajuz5yvdlpb0k57.jpg)
WR C.J. Board
![CB James Bradberry](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/anhuh00z824iuwpfkxf4.jpg)
CB James Bradberry
![LB Cam Brown](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/iva30iuba9xqoxrj84cj.jpg)
LB Cam Brown
![LB TJ Brunson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/nhl2su7gi9w9nljnbkxg.jpg)
LB TJ Brunson
![DB Adrian Colbert](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/d1euw8dwvd4rr63pplbx.jpg)
DB Adrian Colbert
![LB Carter Coughlin](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/o7ey2wl3qwu1dioq8wv2.jpg)
LB Carter Coughlin
![LB Tae Crowder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/va2bp5o3llfedwjyyfpj.jpg)
LB Tae Crowder
![P Riley Dixon](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/f9vhupjk2allmdqgqwki.jpg)
P Riley Dixon
![LB Devante Downs
(Kevin Terrell via AP)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/o3shgaqmdg6yfxn9heyw.jpg)
LB Devante Downs
(Kevin Terrell via AP)
![DB Nate Ebner](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/vbd8c11i7wlifcbpxiju.jpg)
DB Nate Ebner
![TE Evan Engram](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/iw3q0wmn03omrxzyxd8i.jpg)
TE Evan Engram
![LB Kyler Fackrell](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/uiiilkxein5nllo9ik3b.jpg)
LB Kyler Fackrell
![OT Cameron Fleming](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/bao1imefy6k9p1h2hpfb.jpg)
OT Cameron Fleming
![RB Wayne Gallman](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/eucmdhrwmbtod5xelksn.jpg)
RB Wayne Gallman
![K Graham Gano](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/kvlfefzpmpbsdbgp3zbj.jpg)
K Graham Gano
![G Nick Gates](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/gty0cj6khpa3v3grt28a.jpg)
G Nick Gates
![DB Madre Harper](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/cvrswltax0xrdfpjuwee.jpg)
DB Madre Harper
![G Will Hernandez](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/x3yypkkzg9ptbw3vygar.jpg)
G Will Hernandez
![DL B.J. Hill
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/qujkakdkublsqanf9pdo.jpg)
DL B.J. Hill
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
![DB Darnay Holmes](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/np6wiuy5fot4kxdopked.jpg)
DB Darnay Holmes
![DT Austin Johnson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/jfhh05lp7sn5abnc6lh3.jpg)
DT Austin Johnson
![QB Daniel Jones](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/yexmogu4l3kfnut7fnih.jpg)
QB Daniel Jones
![LS Casey Kreiter](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ujot1eggfioucrc5mv98.jpg)
LS Casey Kreiter
![DE Niko Lalos](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/rsxu7apoecdyp3bhbjgi.jpg)
DE Niko Lalos
![DL Dexter Lawrence](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/wbi58cqqxcx7dxnnhurf.jpg)
DL Dexter Lawrence
![G Shane Lemieux](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/cvrdoa1qyjk8qmijgyvn.jpg)
G Shane Lemieux
![RB Dion Lewis](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/snlqent9fi76my4jastp.jpg)
RB Dion Lewis
![CB Julian Love](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/lfawcjnpcmxxxmjhbcfp.jpg)
CB Julian Love
![WR Austin Mack](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/j18jou5hmcgzpu1bnihg.jpg)
WR Austin Mack
![LB Blake Martinez](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/bkragexcp8vqg9jdlizf.jpg)
LB Blake Martinez
![LB David Mayo](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/yhwqbngeahcu01hmi0gf.jpg)
LB David Mayo
![QB Colt McCoy](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/zthofywusvlywdnxufqg.jpg)
QB Colt McCoy
![DL R.J. McIntosh
(Scott Boehm via AP)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ydbut3ojkdn3vxvvaytp.jpg)
DL R.J. McIntosh
(Scott Boehm via AP)
![DB Xavier McKinney](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/qujqicznhsxjbb2lvgij.jpg)
DB Xavier McKinney
![RB Alfred Morris](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/xhqfxztltzft0ioqkqp4.jpg)
RB Alfred Morris
![OL Kyle Murphy](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/mqnujhgumvdhh1ekq3tq.jpg)
OL Kyle Murphy
![OT Matt Peart](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/uw7o4wcuxiwzxs664wtt.jpg)
OT Matt Peart
![S Jabrill Peppers](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/l1iylenvrgaemekjm9lk.jpg)
S Jabrill Peppers
![WR Dante Pettis](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/hlu0c7cl8h9dhglnvqnv.jpg)
WR Dante Pettis
![C Spencer Pulley](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/yyoimuo7dgkjemucsjcv.jpg)
C Spencer Pulley
![DB Logan Ryan](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/y4awksxwormlpqwlweud.jpg)
DB Logan Ryan
![DE Jabaal Sheard](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/m36pkgzcqetcf1yjq5ga.jpg)
DE Jabaal Sheard
![WR Sterling Shepard](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/m4zbgff1yjvdtegnmrwn.jpg)
WR Sterling Shepard
![WR Darius Slayton
(AP Photo/Michael Perez)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/hfndsn6gfz6dxzdrwwir.jpg)
WR Darius Slayton
(AP Photo/Michael Perez)
![TE Kaden Smith](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/dcktoyek3yiwprw8gf1e.jpg)
TE Kaden Smith
![WR Golden Tate III](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/fy4kdskartfedq1f9808.jpg)
WR Golden Tate III
![OT Andrew Thomas](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/fmfqkaxdisimmbgj4vpd.jpg)
OT Andrew Thomas
![TE Levine Toilolo](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/osblo9cewr4uparw5v3h.jpg)
TE Levine Toilolo
![DL Dalvin Tomlinson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/bgc1qhukysqynjisfbbv.jpg)
DL Dalvin Tomlinson
![DL Leonard Williams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/hrlemaunhicnst1khykp.jpg)
DL Leonard Williams
![CB Isaac Yiadom](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/synrdpukr2wnvjucjr4g.jpg)
CB Isaac Yiadom
![G Kevin Zeitler](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/lbqlfqbjtc0w629u4byq.jpg)
G Kevin Zeitler
![24_GiantsApp_GenericPromo_1920x1080](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_editorial_landscape_mobile/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/zdzecowtbaa1wrygboax.jpg)
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