OCTOBER 28: Head coach Sean McVay confirmed on Monday White and his agent have received permission to seek out a trade. The Rams are still willing to retain him, but as a pending free agent it would be understandable if White preferred a fresh start and the opportunity to once again operate as a starter.
OCTOBER 26: Tre’Davious White was a key member of the Rams’ secondary early in the year, but he has been a healthy scratch for each of the past three games. The veteran corner could soon be on the move as a result. 
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White and the Rams are discussing their future, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports. A trade is one potential outcome in this instance, although the team is also open to retaining him. As Los Angeles knows (like all other teams), attrition throughout the season could lead to injuries elsewhere on the CB depth chart. That could thrust White back into the first-team role he held for the first four weeks of the year.
As Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic notes, the Rams indicated upon signing White he would not be tasked with a heavy workload right away, although that is what wound up happening. The former Bills All-Pro handled a 98% defensive snap share during Weeks 1-4 before falling out of the gameday lineup altogether. White surrendered four touchdowns and a 138.4 passer rating in coverage, something which has no doubt played a role in his lack of usage over the past three contests.
Those struggles in coverage could hinder White’s trade value, although the 29-year-old is a pending free agent. He inked a one-year pact on the open market with a base value of $4.25MM. Incentives are also in place with that pact, though, and logging a 60% snap share with the Rams would trigger additional compensation. Any acquiring team would take on the prorated remainder of a $1.5MM base salary, something which would be a feasible task for contenders.
White was among the league’s top corners during the first five years of his Buffalo tenure. Injuries have stalled his career, however, and between 2022 and ’23 he played only 10 games. The LSU product managed to recover from the Achilles tear he suffered last October in time for the start of the season, although his poor coverage showing will lead to questions about his ability to return to his pre-injury form.
The Rams have Darious Williams back after his IR stint, along with Cobie Durant and Ahkello Witherspoon in place at the cornerback spot. Missed time from any member of that trio could lead White back into the lineup, but if a strong enough trade market emerges it will be interesting to see if the team prefers to move on.
He was a great player at his best and I’d love to be wrong about this, but he really looked done when he was on the field earlier this season.
Loved him on the Bills, but he’s cooked after back to back season ending injuries to his legs.
Yeah, anything short of a major position change would hamper White’s market. Even then, it’s hard to do that at all, let alone midyear. White’s skill set was so suited for being a man to man outside player that it’s hard to see him becoming, say, an over the top zone safety where he can keep plays in front of him overnight.
I would wonder if some prospective team could try him inside at nickel, but without an off-season to evaluate him and teach him the position in the defense, it seems a major gamble. Most importantly, his tackling has been poor this year, which is a huge detriment to a nickel corner inside. Right now, at least for this year, White just looks like a backup boundary corner who has lost his main strength outside.
Ravens could use him now
5th rd pick?
If the Ravens do take him, I don’t think that it’ll even take a fifth. White’s not starting and his play hasn’t been good so far this year. Any name recognition White has seems like not enough to raise the bar from what he’s shown there. Baltimore would be paying for availability and a quick turnaround from a veteran who should be able to play immediately.
Corner is a position of speed… man tore ACL & Achilles. He can’t play the position anymore. He isn’t a zone corner so he can’t switch to Safety which would still be hard with those injuries.
He can’t switch to safety because he’s a poor tackler.