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Billings can push the pocket in the pass game while blowing up run plays with his power, though he can do a better job of learning to use his hands to shed blocks. Steve Palazzolo, Pro Football Focus: "The draft lines up well for Green Bay to add Billings, whose strength at the point of attack is among the best in the class. Raji announced he's taking a hiatus from football." (April 21) He'd be a plug-and-play starter for the Packers, who are looking to find a difference-maker on the interior after B.J. Billings has an outstanding combination of quickness, athleticism and power, which helps him wreak havoc on the interior. Todd McShay, ESPN: "The Packers picked a good year to have one of their most glaring needs be a 3-4 nose tackle. Billings was also surprisingly effective as a pass-rusher for Baylor, producing 30 total pressures, including five sacks, in 2015." (April 25) He is a hammer in the running game who would protect the Packers' inside linebackers by keeping blockers off of them, as that was a problem position for Green Bay last year (and Clay Matthews is being moved from middle linebacker back to an edge-rushing role). So instead I'll go with Billings, who fills a need at nose tackle following B.J. 27 overall pick in this draft for a top-10 pick in 2017 - but I'm too chicken to not get a player at this spot who can help the team in 2016. “I’m glad there’s another season coming and I’m here to play,” Billings said.Whom will the Packers select in the first round? Here's how some notable mock drafts on the web see it: ANDREW BILLINGSĬris Collinsworth, Pro Football Focus: "I would love to take injured Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith here - it'd be like trading the No. Billings has appeared in 47 games with 37 starts, recording 3.5 career sacks, 14 tackles for loss, and 12 quarterback hits. Now he has a chance to make Cleveland’s roster on a defense that has made significant upgrades over the offseason. I just wasn’t willing to take that bet.”įortunately for Billings, he didn’t have to.

I could’ve had it for a day or I could’ve had it for three months. I could’ve had it worse, or I could’ve had it easier. … I know he had it kind of bad, but you never know. “Myles Garrett is an A-plus player, so if that were to happen to me, at my position and at my size, I don’t know if I could’ve handled that. “I played with asthma all of my life, so seeing him go through that, I could relate. “It made me realize, ‘thank God that didn’t happen to me,'” Billings said, via Mary Kay Cabot of. And watching the effect contracting COVID-19 had on teammate Myles Garrett, Billings doesn’t regret his decision from last summer. While several players who opted out have been cut from their respective teams, Billings remains with the Browns as Phase Three of the offseason program begins. But his decision carried some risk, as he signed a one-year deal with the Browns following the completion of his rookie contract with Cincinnati. Defensive tackle Andrew Billings was one of many players who decided to opt out of the 2020 season.