It is already the second week of April and the 2025 NFL Draft, where the Buffalo Bills are slated to pick at No. 30, is just about two weeks away. Teams are hosting prospects on Top-30 visits, holding more meetings, and attending the final stretch of Pro Days.
As we close in on what will be a massive draft for the AFC runner-up Bills, it’s time to really start dissecting what prospects could be getting the phone call from general manager Brandon Beane on draft night. NFL Draft Analyst, Field Yates, recently labeled one of the top cornerbacks in the class Trey Amos, as a fit he loves most for the Bills.
In a video interview with Bills’ reporter Matthew Bove, Yates was asked who he thinks makes a lot of sense for Buffalo. “Amos is probably the one I think about most often for the Bills, just because of the style of play they want to roll out defensively, and also the style of play that Amos has available in his bag,” Yates told Bove. While Yates went on to explain that a team drafting later in round one like the Bills makes the question harder, he keyed in on Amos without hesitation.
The Ole Miss cornerback is a guy who I personally really like in this draft cycle and I labeled him a good fit for the Bills earlier in the offseason; in my early March mock draft, I had the Bills selecting him at 30. Amos has great size for a corner at 6’1” 195lbs, and 31 ¼” arm length. He’s a fantastic athlete, running a 4.43 forty-yard dash, with a 1.6-second 10-yard split, 32.5” vertical, 10’6” broad jump, and had 13 bench press reps at the combine to display his strength.
In his lone season at Ole Miss, after transferring from Alabama, Amos was named First-Team All-SEC and a Second-Team All-American. He led the team with 13 pass breakups and tied for the team lead with three interceptions in 13 starts.
The Louisiana native can play both man and zone, while also thanks to quick feet and feisty hands, can play press. Versatility in defensive backs is a trait head coach Sean McDermott loves, as the team loves to deploy mixed coverages and unique disguises.
Another trait the Bills love in their cornerbacks is the ability to tackle, and they’ve been very public about that. Amos is a capable and willing tackler, notching a 50 combined last season (fifth most on the team), with four tackles for loss, and a forced fumble.
While he needs to continue to improve, as do all prospects, Amos as the cornerback two would form a great duo with rising star Christian Benford. It could arguably provide us with the best cornerback duo we’ve seen in the Sean McDermott era of the Bills.
Good news for the fans who want him to be the pick, Amos has taken a pre-draft visit to Buffalo, so the team is showing interest. The cornerback draft class could play out a little weird this year, thanks in large part to a lot of defensive line talent.
Amos, who might be a sure-fire first-rounder in other years, falls at the top of the pack for what is the second tier of corners. The top few rounding out the first tier are Travis Hunter, Will Johnson, and Jahdae Barron. Then you get to the guys like Amos, Maxwell Hairston, and Shavon Revel (ACL tear last fall).
The Bills might find themselves in a similar spot to last year, where if Amos is the guy in this case, they can get him early in round two. So a trade back could make tons of sense. Depending on how the board falls, they could possibly land a top interior defensive lineman at 30. They then could move up in round two and still secure Amos. How the draft starts laying out early will be a big key. Amos seems to be a shoe-in for the Bills defense.