He was a 2nd-round draft pick, sometimes if you have that kind of pedigree, you can stick around despite all odds.
I searched on his name in TSW Archive and did a quick scan of what people were saying before he was drafted:
Legendary poster Steely Dan was a fan:
https://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/108895-wonderful-mock-draft-for-bills/?view=findpost&p=1772329
He had a Wonderlic score of 13, 3 points above CJ.
https://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/111488-some-wonderlic-scores-from-tsns-war-room/?do=findComment&comment=1820730
Estro had it right:
https://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/118354-one-guy-im-glad-we-passed-on/?do=findComment&comment=1952482