Another former BYU player joined the NFL ranks on Thursday, as the Green Bay Packers signed wide receiver Colby Pearson.

The Packers also signed former Cougar running back Jamaal Williams to his rookie contract. Green Bay used a fourth-round pick on Williams in this year's NFL draft.

The rookie Pearson earned a tryout with the Chicago Bears during the team's rookie minicamp in May but did not sign with the Bears. Now, he joins six other Utah ties in Green Bay, including former teammates Williams and quarterback Taysom Hill.

According to ESPN, Williams' rookie deal is worth $2.96 million, with a base salary of $465,000 this season. BYU's all-time leading rusher is coming off a season when he rushed for 1,375 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior in 2016.

He is a part of a young Packers backfield brimming with opportunities. In addition to starter Ty Montgomery, Green Bay has five rookie running backs on its roster, including three draft picks. The Packers also took former Utah State running back Devante Mays in the seventh round and UTEP's Aaron Jones in the fifth.

Pearson caught 76 passes for 864 yards and eight touchdowns in his four seasons at BYU, including career-bests of 38 receptions for 384 yards and four touchdowns in 2016. The Blackfoot, Idaho, native played in 41 games in his BYU career.

Green Bay also announced it had released punter Jacob Schum, which made room for Pearson on the 90-man roster.

This is the second offseason that the Packers signed a rookie Utah tie after the player had a tryout with another team. Last year, Green Bay inked former Utah State safety Marwin Evans days after he tried out for the Seattle Seahawks. Evans ended up making the Packers' 53-man roster and played in all 16 games last season, recording six tackles while playing mainly on special teams.

Pearson will face long odds to make the regular-season, 53-man roster, as Green Bay currently has 11 other wide receivers on its roster. That includes veterans Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb and Davante Adams, as well as fellow rookies Deangelo Yancey and Malachi Dupre, both draft picks by the Packers in April, as well as Michael Clark and Montay Crockett.

With Pearson's signing, 19 former BYU players are currently on NFL rosters and 94 players overall. The Packers have a league-high seven local players, including Pearson, Williams, Hill, Evans, Mays, linebacker Kyler Fackrell (Utah State) and cornerback Raysean Pringle (Southern Utah), who signed with the Packers after trying out with the team in rookie minicamp.