After the NFL recognized Tre’Davious White as a Pro Bowler in 2019, which was accompanied by an All-Pro honor, the hits kept on coming for the Bills’ No.1 cornerback this week.
ESPN is citing NFL personnel across the NFL and going position-by-position and ranking the top-10 players at spot on the field. With cornerback up, White landed in a top spot, No. 3 overall.
In the breakdown, White earned some top praise from an anonymous NFL defensive assistant.
“His technique is impressive,” the source told ESPN. “He’s arrived as a top-flight guy.”
Here’s the world-wide leader’s full breakdown of White:
White tied Gilmore and Vikings safety Anthony Harris for the league lead with six interceptions. White also tied Gilmore and Steelers corner Joe Haden for third place in disrupted dropbacks — sacks, interceptions, batted or tipped passes — with 18.
And if it wasn’t obvious White likes to shadow the best player, he finished second to Gilmore in targets as the nearest defender without giving up a touchdown (84).
White has the perfect setup in Buffalo, which is one of the league’s most disciplined defenses with playmaking safeties Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer anchoring the middle.
Unfortunately ESPN did go on to say that White would get even more attention if he played in a bigger market, but it is what it is in regard to that. One thing that’s curing this for White is Buffalo’s recent winning ways, so the city size clearly might not make a difference if that continues in western New York.
But at least along with saying that, the results of this survey did say that some NFL personnel consider White the No.1 overall cornerback in the leagyue. Take the good with the bad.
But overall, the study found that, as expected, the Patriots’ Stephon Gilmore ranked as the league’s best cornerback via league sources, with the Rams’ Jalen Ramsey sandwiched in between White and Gilmore.
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