The Buffalo Bills still have one very clear need after their exciting NFL Draft.
The Buffalo Bills were one of the most exciting teams to watch in the NFL Draft, as they traded down three times in the first round to accumulate a grand total of 10 picks in this year's class.
Most agree that the Bills used their draft choices wisely, focusing largely on defense and even picking up a potential steal of a wide receiver in Skyler Bell on Day 3.
But are there any areas on the roster that stand out as glaring areas of need following the draft?
Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic has identified cornerback as the one position in which Buffalo still needs some assistance.
"Even with drafting [Davison] Igbinosun as early as they did, this cornerback group still feels short by one," Buscaglia wrote. "It remains one of their two most glaring needs for a veteran post-draft signing, and don’t be surprised if that gets filled sometime in the next week or two."
Christian Benford and Maxwell Hairston are the Bills' top two cornerbacks on the depth chart right now, but there is no question they could use another veteran presence in that room.
Davison Igbinosun. Credit: USA TODAY Network.Buffalo nabbed a pair of corners in Igbinosun (No. 62) and Tommy Pride Jr. (No. 220) in the draft and picked up three defensive backs overall, including safety Jalon Kilgore (No. 167). Igbinosun seems like a major boom-or-bust candidate, so it would certainly behoove the Bills to make a move there.
The question is, where will Buffalo turn so late in free agency?
The Bills could bring in a familiar face in Rasul Douglas, and names like Marshon Lattimore, Adoree Jackson an Trevon Diggs are still available, as well.
While there are some big names in there, those guys are left unsigned for a reason, whether due to injuries or a decline in performance as a whole.
Perhaps Buffalo should have followed with another cornerback selection not long after Igbinosun instead of waiting until the seventh round, but the Bills also had other areas of need to address, as well.
There is no question that Buffalo improve in the NFL Draft, but like just about everyone else, it's near impossible to patch every single hole over the course of those three days.
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