‘Hairston was a second-round projection at the start of the draft process, primarily because he missed five games with a shoulder injury in just his second season a starter. But then he showed up at the combine and ran the fastest 40 time (4.28 seconds) and his 39.5-inch vertical leap was second-best among cornerbacks and tied for 12th among all players.’
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‘As you look at the depth chart, defensive tackle is the clear priority. With DaQuan Jones in the final year of his contract, and free agent signee Larry Ogunjobi suspended for the first six games of the season, the Bills have a hole in the middle of their line.’
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‘The Athletic’s Dane Brugler ranked Hairston as his No. 4 cornerback in the 2025 draft class behind Travis Hunter, Will Johnson, and Jahdae Barron.’
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‘“They’re getting someone who is going to give Josh Allen the ball back,” Hairston said through a smile.’
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‘During his segment, Cosell dropped an interesting nugget. One team source told him this week that they believed Hairston’s tape at Kentucky was better than the tape of Colorado’s Travis Hunter.’
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‘For the first time in four years, the Bills elected to stay put in the first round and select Hairston, a 5-foot-11, 183-pound cornerback who is expected to come to Buffalo and compete for a starting job opposite the team’s top CB, Christian Benford. In each of the past three seasons, Buffalo had moved from its initial position in the first round. In 2024, the Bills traded out of the first round before selecting wide receiver Keon Coleman in Round 2. The two years prior, Buffalo traded up for tight end Dalton Kincaid (2023) and cornerback Kaiir Elam (2022).’
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‘Five months before the Bills selected Hairston with the 30th pick in the NFL draft, Hairston was sitting in the stands of Detroit’s Ford Field. Hairston grew up 30 minutes from Detroit and Kentucky teammate and Bills running back Ray Davis gave him tickets when the Bills visited in December.’
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‘The Bills enter the second day of the draft with the 56th and 62nd picks in the second round. They also have two fourth-round picks and three fifth-rounders to maneuver around if they choose.’
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‘Hairston missed five games due to an infection last season but still totaled 19 tackles, one sack, one interception, two forced fumbles and four pass breakups before forgoing his final season of eligibility to enter the draft. As a sophomore in 2023, Hairston tied for the SEC lead with five interceptions. He returned three interceptions for touchdowns in his UK career.’
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‘Hairston ended his time at UK having appeared in 32 games, with 20 starts. He tallied 89 tackles (2.5 for loss) to go along with one sack, 10 pass breakups, six interceptions and three forced fumbles.’
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‘”I can’t believe what’s going on right now. I’m so thankful. I’m so blessed, man. I’m so happy to hear my name called,” Hairston said in a TV interview after he was drafted. “It’s truly a dream come true.’
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‘Hairston is the first former Oakland County player to go in the first round since Stoney Creek’s Eric Fisher was selected No. 1 overall out of Central Michigan University in 2013. (Missouri defensive end Darius Robinson, taken in last year’s first round, was born in Southfield, but played high school football at Canton.)’
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‘What impressed Beane more, aside from filling Buffalo’s most pressing offseason need, was the 21-year-old’s ability to recover when he gets beaten in coverage. It was a quality evident in one play the GM and Hairston watched during their meeting at the NFL combine in Indianapolis two months ago.’