3 reasons the Buffalo Bills should target Marcus Jones in middle rounds

Fits into the Buffalo Bills’ culture and Sean McDermott and Leslie Frazier’s defense

Marcus Jones just seems like a guy with a massive chip on his shoulder that would fit right into the Bills culture under Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane. A team captain his senior year Jones was beloved by teammates and would be a good fit in the Bills locker room. Jones has a relentless motor, and watching his film; he made multiple touchdown saving tackles in run support where it looked like he just appeared out of thin air.

On the football field, I think he makes a ton of sense lined up opposite of Tre’Davious White. Despite Jones being a shutdown corner, some college teams decided to heavily target him due to his size.

Memphis tested Jones by targeting him 18 times during their meeting in 2021. Jones came away with three pass breakups and two interceptions. Jones’s ability to have a great game while being heavily targeted is important because of how the Bills play defense. Tre’Davious White typically takes away his half of the field, meaning that the corner starting opposite him will see a ton of targets. White’s coverage ability would also allow Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde to help Jones over the top and keep him out of those one-on-one matchups deep down the field.

Something that has always stuck out to me about Tre’Davious White is his innate ability to rise to the occasion and make clutch plays, despite playing cornerback. I believe the same is true of Marcus Jones, who made a clutch pick in that Memphis game.

The American Athletic Conference isn’t exactly the SEC. Still, in conference play, Jones matched up against future NFL wideouts Calvin Austin, Alec Pierce, and Reggie Roberson and mostly held his own.