It almost goes without saying, but in the pass-happy NFL, no team can have too many capable cornerbacks.
Such was certainly the case with the Buffalo Bills last season.
With first-round rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston suffering a knee injury early in training camp, the Bills needed their CB3 from the jump.
As Hairston began the 2025 campaign on Injured Reserve, grizzled veteran Tre’Davious White, who was back with his original team after a one-year separation, stepped up to start opposite handsomely-paid cornerback Christian Benford. White went on to start 16 games for Buffalo, which began gradually working Hairston into the rotation midway through the season.
With White currently an unrestricted free agent, the Bills have yet to fill the CB3 role for what will be defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard’s first season on the job. Buffalo signed Atlanta Falcons’ free agent Dee Alford, but the versatile cornerback projects as the team’s primary slot option.