Archives for April 28, 2017

'Full-time starter for better part of four years and one of the premier mirror-and-match cornerbacks in the game. Has the feet, athleticism and instincts for prolonged coverage responsibilities and his twitch will always have him near the throw. Best suited for all forms of man coverage. Should compete as special teams performer. Lacks run-support physicality to be an every-down corner, but he's talented enough to challenge for slot duties right away.'

'Buffalo managed to turn the No. 10 pick into White, a third-round pick this year and a first-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. It's tough to argue with the pick, especially after the Bills lost cornerback Stephon Gilmore in free agency. White will come in and compete with Kevon Seymour and Ronald Darby to be a starting cornerback for the Buffalo Bills on day one.'

'At Green Oaks High, White was the valedictorian of his class. It's safe to say that the cornerback won't have any issues learning Buffalo's playbook.'

'In exchange for the 10th pick in this year's draft, the Bills received Kansas City's first round pick (No. 27 overall) and third round pick (No. 91 overall) in this year's draft and the Chiefs' first round pick in the 2018 NFL draft.'

'This is an ideal scenario for the Bills, who wanted to get out of the No. 10 pick. Earlier in the night, the Chiefs were aggressively calling teams in the top 10 about a trade. There was a possibility they would move all the way up to No. 5 in a trade with the Tennessee Titans, but they were able to wait and only move up to 10. They still got their guy, picking Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes.'

'In one of the deepest draft classes in recent memory, the Bills will have a chance to add four impact players by the end of the second day of the draft.'

'"I am absolutely, 110-percent focused on right now what's going on upstairs with the rest of the first round and then the second and third round," McDermott said when asked if there will be changes to the front office. "That's what's in front of us right now. If we were focused on anything else, we would be making a mistake right now. That's where our focus is."'

'I really felt like the value that we were looking at – very rarely can you do that when you can cash that into a first round pick in 2018 and then add a third round on top of that.'

'"It's been ongoing," coach Sean McDermott said.. "It's exciting. Everything you read about, the fans see that's what's going on right now. We've had a lot of conversations. We are in a good spot, a healthy spot. We're not too high and we're not too low, so we like where we are. There are a lot of people trying to get into where we are, so we feel like we're in a good spot right now."'

'Marlon Humphrey, cornerback, Alabama.'

'The options are plentiful. You could make a case for as many as 20 different players to be the No. 10 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. We narrowed the list down to 10 ranked in order of the best options for the Bills. We didn't include Myles Garrett, the Texas A&M pass rusher who will likely come off the board No. 1 or shortly thereafter.'

'Runs on offensive linemen, running backs and cornerbacks could start early on Friday. Heading into night two of the draft, here's a look at how the second round could unfold.'

'When White plays for the Bills, it’ll be the first time he plays for a team outside of the state of Louisiana as well, as White is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana.'

'For trade to be so profitable, the Bills had to have the first round fall almost exactly the way it did. Multiple offensive players, who were not mocked in the first nine picks, went there.'

'Final thoughts: The Bills made the right move by trading down. That helps them this year and next. Yes, they still have to pick good players. But it gives them a chance to add depth through the draft. The best teams in the league tend to build through the draft. That's what the Bills need to do. '