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In 2020, the tables were turned for the Bills as the offense carried the defense after years of the opposite being true. Perhaps because of that, a recent two-round mock of the 2021 NFL Draft has Buffalo doubling up on defense with their first two selections.
Our friends at Draft Wire peg a cornerback for the Bills in the first round and then a pass rusher in Round 2. The two selections are:
30. Buffalo Bills: Jaycee Horn | CB | South Carolina
61. Buffalo Bills Joe Tryon | EDGE | Washington
In Horn, the Bills would be aiming to address the No. 2 cornerback spot across from Tre’Davious White. Levi Wallace is restricted free agent while Josh Norman is a UFA. There’s a chance both could be gone in 2021.
If the Bills did go with Horn he has size and experience playing in a zone scheme like Buffalo runs. Because of that, he will likely be on McDermott’s radar to some extent.
At the defensive end spot, Tryon could be an interesting selection, but that certainly depends on what happens well before the draft. The Bills could address pass rusher in free agency via someone like JJ Watt, who Buffalo has reportedly already shown interest in, or they could go the draft route.
Either way, the Bills’ edge spots could use another addition to it. Tryon is a player that The Draft Network describes as a versatile guy that can play in a 3-4 defense or 4-3 one like the Bills run.
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