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Buffalo Bills: 4 South Carolina prospects to target in 2021 NFL Draft

By Kendall Mirsky

Jul 25, 2019; Pittsford, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula (right) and General Manager Brandon Beane (left) watch training camp at St. John Fisher. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 25, 2019; Pittsford, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula (right) and General Manager Brandon Beane (left) watch training camp at St. John Fisher. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 10: Jaycee Horn #1 of the South Carolina Gamecocks jumps up for the ball over Chris Pierce #19 of the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half at Vanderbilt Stadium on October 10, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 10: Jaycee Horn #1 of the South Carolina Gamecocks jumps up for the ball over Chris Pierce #19 of the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half at Vanderbilt Stadium on October 10, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /

The first prospect and perhaps the most exciting of the bunch is cornerback Jaycee Horn. Jaycee’s father is long time New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joe Horn. This lets you know that Jaycee understands what it takes to succeed in the NFL and sustain that success. Furthermore, with his dad being a wide receiver, Jaycee probably got some useful tips on how to defend the position most effectively.

At about 6’1″ and 205 pounds, Horn has prototypical size to play boundary corner in the NFL and was a three year starter at South Carolina. On top of his size, Horn is an athletic freak as he performed just about as well as he could have hoped during his pro day. According to Kent Lee Platte, Horn scored a perfect 10 out of 10 on his relative athletic score (RAS).

Horn doesn’t just have the athleticism and size to succeed as a boundary corner in the NFL, but he also has the collegiate production support that projection to the next level. Horn is coming off his best year in which only played in 7 games, but also only allowed 8 receptions on 24 targets for 116 yards and 3 touchdowns while also recording 2 interceptions.

Horn can get a little bit too physical at the top of routes which can result in some disappointing penalties, but that physicality can also be a positive. For instance when he doesn’t get flagged that physicality disrupts route timing and also helps him break up passes at the catch point.

Given how great Horn performed during his Pro Day testing, his draft stock will likely rise quite a bit which could mean that he isn’t available at 30th overall for the Buffalo Bills. However, with the moves the Bills have made this offseason, if Horn is still available in the 20s, Beane could trade up to draft him.

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