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Buffalo Bills: Top 5 cornerbacks in the past 40 years

By Kendall Mirsky

Buffalo Bills cornerback Terrence McGee returns a kickoff in a game against the Denver Broncos at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York on December 17, 2005. Denver won the game 28-17. (Photo by Mark Konezny/NFLPhotoLibrary)
Buffalo Bills cornerback Terrence McGee returns a kickoff in a game against the Denver Broncos at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York on December 17, 2005. Denver won the game 28-17. (Photo by Mark Konezny/NFLPhotoLibrary) /
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Buffalo Bills Running Back #22 Nate Clements trys to get away from S.F 49ers Cornerback #28 Keith Lewis at Monster Park, San Francisco, California December 26, 2004. The Bills won 41-7. (Photo by Terrell Lloyd/Getty Images) /

Number 2: Nate Clements

In the 2001 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills selected Nate Clements with the 21st overall pick. After being drafted by Buffalo, Clements spent his first 6 seasons in the league with the Bills. At about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds, Clements was a very well rounded cornerback without a glaring weakness in his coverage ability. Clements played the cornerback position with an unmatched level of tenacity and a knack for finding the football. During his time with the Bills, Clements had 23 total interceptions at about 3.83 per season, 87 total passes defensed at 14.5 per season and a 12 forced fumbles.

In addition to his coverage abilities, Clements showed that same type of tenacity in run support. While in Buffalo, Clements had 446 total tackles which leads this Top 5 group on a per season average at about 74.3 tackles per season. Although Clements may be more known for his coverage, 74.3 tackles and 2 forced fumbles per season is defensive production that can not be denied from the Cornerback position.

At just 25 years old in the 2003-2004 season, Clements made his only Pro Bowl of his career posting career highs in interceptions, with six, and forced fumbles, with five. This kind of turnover production is what can carve out a spot in a top 5 historic list.

Clements finished second on this list because of his consistent production and per season rates in comparison to the other four players that made this list. Clements is number one in tackles per season, first in passes defensed per season, first in forced fumbles per season, second in interceptions per season and also added five touchdowns off of interceptions during his six seasons with the Bills.

The main reason Clements finished ahead of White is because of White’s small sample size. If White were to replicate his first three seasons with the Bills in the coming three years, he may push himself all the way to the top spot of this list. However, White’s career is too short to this point and he must prove that his numbers will remain consistent for the years to come in Buffalo.

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