3 players who will prove to be draft steals for the Buffalo Bills

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2. Daequan Hardy

With both Nyheim Hines and Deonte Harty leaving the Bills, they need some contributors on special teams in both kick returners and punt returners. Enter Daequan Hardy. Hardy is an undersized cornerback at just 5'9" and 179 pounds, but he plays bigger than that.

He also was the punt returner for Penn State, which he excelled at. With the new kickoff rule the NFL is implementing for 2024, it helps to have Hardy as an asset in the return game. His main role was at nickel cornerback, which helps the Bills' depth there considering they have an All-Pro in Taron Johnson, but not much else.

Hardy can come in whenever there is an injury to Johnson and there won't be too much of a drop-off in production. Considering the Bills drafted Hardy in the sixth round, this has major draft steal written all over it.

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