After being eradicated from the playoffs by the Chiefs for the fourth time in 5 years, Payments followers don’t have any alternative however to look towards subsequent season. Including a rangy, 6-foot-1 cornerback within the draft gained’t repair every part, nevertheless it’s a begin.
As ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. states in his latest mock draft, Buffalo allowed opposing quarterbacks to finish 68.5 p.c of their passes this season, rating them twenty eighth within the league. In the meantime, veteran cornerback Rasul Douglas is about to turn out to be a free agent.
So Kiper has the Payments taking Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston, a participant he calls a “pro-ready prospect,” with the thirtieth decide within the 2025 NFL Draft. Hairston had 89 tackles, six interceptions and three pressured fumbles in three years with the Wildcats with 5 interceptions (two returned for touchdowns) and 68 tackles coming in 2023.
