The Green Bay Packers don't have many holes on their roster, though cornerback has become a notable weakness, specifically on the perimeter. They need someone who can hold their own on the boundary, which isn't easy to find, especially at this juncture in the NFL campaign.
Fortunately for them, an ideal target has emerged courtesy of the lowly Tennessee Titans: Roger McCreary.
McCreary is a fourth-year pro in the final season of his rookie contract on a rebuilding Titans squad going nowhere fast. In other words, he and the organization are on different timelines. This makes him expendable and someone the Packers should firmly have on their radar, and ESPN's Matt Bowen and Jeremy Fowler would ostensibly agree.
Titans CB Roger McCreary could be the missing piece to Packers' Super Bowl hopes
Bowen and Fowler's list of 25 best players who "might actually be available" before the NFL's November 4 trade deadline includes McCreary at No. 14. Moreover, Green Bay was mentioned as a potential fit for Tennessee's defensive back; make it happen, Brian Gutekunst.
Offseason free-agent acquisition Nate Hobbs hasn't produced at the level the Packers expected when they signed him to a four-year, $48 million pact in March.
His shift to Green Bay's No. 1 corner after primarily operating from the nickel with the Las Vegas Raiders remains a work in progress. Enter McCreary, a versatile defender who can take some responsibility off the former and has garnered "some type of trade interest," per Fowler.
" ... McCreary is a defensive starter who doesn't fit the long-term plans of a [Titans] team in transition," Fowler wrote. "His name circulated in trade buzz at roster cutdowns too. He's a reliable corner who can play inside or outside."
Fowler also suggested it may only take "Day 3 pick swaps" to pry McCreary away from the Titans. If true, that's a no-brainer move for the Packers. Not long ago, Green Bay sent out two first-round picks to acquire superstar edge rusher Micah Parsons, making a low-risk swing like this light work.
Packers fans are probably asking, "Can a largely unknown member of a brutal Titans club legitimately elevate Green Bay?" Despite McCreary not being an established commodity, the answer is yes. His malleability and physicality are valuable qualities that make him a seamless plug-and-play piece for all schemes.
"While McCreary lacks the impact plays on his résumé, his game meshes with any defense in search of an inside/outside corner who plays with an aggressive demeanor," Bowen said.
Across seven games in 2025, McCreary has amassed 30 tackles, two pass deflections, and an interception. The 2022 second-round selection's 68.6 Pro Football Focus coverage grade ranks 40th out of 177 qualified options at his position.