How the Buffalo Bills can address cornerback in bid to maintain No. 1 defense – Buffalo Bills Blog

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have been aggressive in going after most of their needs this offseason.

After identifying a dynamic pass-rusher as a missing component to the roster, general manager Brandon Beane went all-in on signing linebacker Von Miller to a deal that includes $51.4 million guaranteed. The front office has used free agency to reconstruct the defensive line and bring in a variety of help on offense.

The Bills had the league’s No. 1 defense last season and look primed to have success again. But one area they haven’t addressed is cornerback. With 2021 starter Levi Wallace choosing to join the Pittsburgh Steelers on a two-year, $8 million deal, a position that already lacked depth needs additional talent.

How could the Bills address the position in the draft?

In ESPN draft expert Todd McShay’s latest mock draft, he has Buffalo taking Clemson cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. with the 25th overall pick. McShay says Booth is “scheme-versatile, explodes out of his backpedal and shows above-average ball skills.”

“I think you could get Booth and feel good about it, but there’s some other positions that you look at this year like the depth along the offensive line, the depth at linebacker, there are some really good players to be had in [the Bills’] range,” McShay said.

Trading back in the first round or into the early second could work well for the Bills. Along with Booth, ESPN analyst and former NFL defensive back Matt Bowen says he thinks that Washington corners Trent McDuffie and Kyler Gordon would fit the Bills defense.

“One, [McDuffie] tackles. He’s physical, he’s urgent,” Bowen said. “Very good man coverage skills. Very competitive, in terms of his man coverage ability, can break downhill on…