{"id":869857,"date":"2026-04-19T11:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/869857\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T11:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:21:27","slug":"listing-3-most-underrated-cornerbacks-in-buffalo-bills-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/869857\/","title":{"rendered":"Listing 3 most underrated cornerbacks in Buffalo Bills history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5h\">Though the Buffalo Bills have become more well-known for their offensive weapons, they have had their share of impressive defensive talents as well. At a position like cornerback, there is as much room for blame as there is praise, making it tougher for players to hold a long-term positive outlook in the minds and hearts of fans.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5k\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalobills.com\/news\/bills-sign-cornerback-dee-alford-to-three-year-contract\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bills have made moves<\/a> to get stronger at the position and may even add another piece in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buffalowdown.com\/bold-trade-package-gives-bills-draft-ammo-to-overhaul-roster-in-full-7-round-mock-01knzm1hx0a4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL Draft<\/a>. But wouldn\u2019t it be more fun to look back through the rich history of the franchise to talk about some of the more underrated corners to wear the red, white, and blue.<\/p>\n<p>3 cornerbacks Bills fans may have forgotten aboutNate Odomes (1987-1993)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5t\">Taken in the second round of the 1987 NFL Draft, it took a year before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/O\/OdomNa00.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Odomes<\/a> started to really make his presence felt. By his third season, he had picked off five passes, earning a ball-hawking reputation for a Bills team that felt right on the cusp of greatness.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5w\">During the four Super Bowl seasons, Odomes was the top corner for the Bills. He made a Pro Bowl in 1992 and followed that up with a second-team All-Pro nod in 1993. Unfortunately, a knee injury all but ended his career, limiting him to just seven more games with the Atlanta Falcons before calling it a career.<\/p>\n<p>Nate Clements (2001-2006)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"62\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/ClemNa99.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">21st overall pick<\/a> in 2001, Clements stepped in and became an instant impact player for the Bills. He finished third in AP Defensive Rookie of the Year voting, and made a Pro Bowl in 2005, tying his career-high with six interceptions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"65\">Like many other names in the annals of Bills history, Clements tends to be forgotten because the Bills just weren\u2019t good during his time there. He spent six more seasons in the league between San Francisco and Cincinnati, but his best ball was played as a member of the Bills.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Romes (1977-1986)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6b\">There is nothing quite like an NFL Draft gem and Romes fits the bill. Taken in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RomeCh20.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">12th round<\/a> of the 1977 draft, Romes not only stuck in camp but wound up making an impressive. He would take over one of the starting jobs the next year and never look back.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6e\">He would hold onto the starting job for an incredible nine seasons, arguably having his best showing (seven interceptions) as a 31-year-old. Romes was Buffalo to the core: not flashy but reliable through and through.<\/p>\n<p>Bills building a foundation at CB?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">Right now, the Bills have one certainty and one major question mark at corner. Christian Benford is one of the best corners in the league. His counterpart, 2025 first-round pick Maxwell Hairston, is the unknown. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">The team <a href=\"https:\/\/buffalowdown.com\/4-defensive-draft-prospects-who-make-sense-for-the-bills-01kmjt7a7nz7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">may add in the NFL Draft<\/a>, but that duo will likely lockdown the boundary corner positions with Dee Alfrod playing nickel. Corner has been a strength for the Bills in the past and the hope is that the young trio can get them back to being an elite unit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow buffalowdown.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=buffalowdown.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Though the Buffalo Bills have become more well-known for their offensive weapons, they have had their share of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":869858,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2048],"tags":[215,214,53,2086,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-869857","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffalo-bills","8":"tag-bills","9":"tag-buffalo","10":"tag-buffalo-bills","11":"tag-buffalobills","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116431113783376959","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=869857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=869857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=869857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}