We are entering the longest stretch of the offseason where there isn’t a ton of action happening in the NFL. Right after the NFL Draft, there is this drought that occurs where we wait for training camp and the preseason, then eventually the start of the regular season. From March to April, the NFL goes through the world of free agency and the draft.
The Buffalo Bills had a steller offseason with great veteran pickups on both sides of the ball, and Brandon Beane brought in a lot of young defensive talent. The start of Beane’s dominant draft class was in the first round when he stayed at No. 30 and drafted cornerback Maxwell Hairston.
If the Bills didn’t draft a cornerback in the first round, especially with missing out on the top three defensive tackles, it would have been a huge shock for Bills Mafia. However, the Bills managed to acquire Hairston and there is a great chance that he will be a Day 1 starter ahead of Tre’Davious White.
Maxwell Hairston finds himself on a CBS Sports lists that Bills fans will love
Chris Trapasso from CBS Sports listed the ten drafted rookies who have a high chance at being an instant impactful player, and Hairston is right in the middle of it at No. 5 overall. The only rookies ranked ahead of Hairston are DE James Pearce Jr. (Falcons), WR Tetairoa McMillan (Panthers), WR/CB Travis Hunter (Jaguars), and RB Ashton Jeanty (Raiders).
"The Bills now have a 4.28 speedster on the boundary who had six interceptions and 10 pass breakups in 20 games the past two seasons at Kentucky. And Buffalo had a seismic hole at CB2 opposite the newly minted Christian Benford in their secondary. Hairston is setup to have a tremendous first season in Western New York on a defense that finished second with 32 takeaways a season ago with lesser talent at corner. "Chris Trapasso, CBS Sports
If Hairston pans out and can provide an impact, the Bills will have their top two cornerbacks in Hairston and Christian Benford for the next four years minimum. Not many teams can say that they have two great cornerbacks, so hopefully Buffalo can be one of those teams.