Archives for April 14, 2025

‘The Buffalo Bills are lucky to have two do-everything linebackers in Matt Milano and Terrel Bernard. That drastically reduces the likelihood of them drafting a player at the position early in the NFL draft later this month, but it shouldn’t be ruled out entirely.’

’30. Buffalo Bills. Maxwell Hairston, CB, Kentucky. Our first mock draft of the season had the Bills going with Michigan defensive tackle Kenneth Grant, who is still on the board here. So why the change? Depth of the defensive tackle class. The Bills should be able to address that position with one of their two second-round draft picks. The depth at cornerback isn’t as great, so grabbing Hairston here fills the team’s biggest positional need heading into the draft. Hairston has blazing speed – his 4.28-second 40-yard dash was the fastest time at the NFL scouting combine – and good production, with six interceptions over the past two seasons. Hairston did have a shoulder injury that limited him to just seven games in 2024, so his durability at 5-foot-11, 183 pounds is a concern. The Bills believe in their sports science department and also made a change at head strength coach this offseason, so they should be able to develop Hairston in that regard.’

‘Having a natural grass playing surface is going to take significantly more effort to build and maintain, but the Bills prioritized it as NFL players push for making playing surfaces safer and more consistent.’