Finally in 2019, Buffalo Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White started to garner national attention. For his efforts last season, White was named an All-Pro for the first of hopefully several times in his Bills career.
As the 2020 season approaches, White continues to get the national attention he’s deserved since he entered the league. Most recently, the NFL Wire named the league’s best cornerbacks in zone coverage and White took the top spot.
Here’s why via Doug Farrar:
Last December, I did a tape piece in which I tried to discern who was the NFL’s best cornerback — New England’s Stephon Gilmore, or Buffalo’s Tre’Davious White? The differences between the two as far as overall excellence were tough; these are the two best at their position in the NFL. But White’s attributes in zone coverage were made abundantly clear.
The stats match the tape. White allowed 25 receptions on 43 targets for 325 yards, no touchdowns, five interceptions, and a Positive Play Rate of 48.8. Given his ability to dominate against the league’s best receivers on a week-to-week basis, and his remarkable consistency, White made his claim as the league’s best zone cornerback obvious, and inarguable.
In Touchdown Wire’s rankings, White edges out the likes of Gilmore (4), Janoris Jenkins (3) and even Richard Sherman (2). But it’s a well-deserved honor.
Buffalo’s defense plays plenty of zone coverage, and in that system, White tied Gilmore for the league-lead in interceptions last season with six. It was a no-brainer for the Bills to lock White up with his fifth-year option on his rookie contract as a former first-round pick, but they’ll certainly be looking to lock him up long-term as well.
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