The Buffalo Bills selected Ray Davis in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft. as Davis could seamlessly step into the RB2 role behind James Cook. The AFC East juggernaut has taken another Kentucky player that seems like a perfect fit just one year later.

Maxwell Hairston should be a plug-and-play starter in Buffalo.

Cornerback immediately stood out as a big need for general manager Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott. Buffalo returns former sixth-round pick Christian Benford for his fourth year with the franchise but had a huge hole to fill at CB2. The Bills recently brought former first-round pick Tre’Davious White back on a one-year deal but the 30-year-old has seen a drop off in play over the last few seasons. Buffalo needed a rookie to come in and grab a starting spot.

The Super Bowl contender spent some valuable draft capital for Maxwell Hairston to come in and take a starting spot. Hairston comes from a Cover 3-heavy scheme at Kentucky and is heading to a Cover 3-heavy scheme in the NFL. The fit between organization and player stood out from jump and turned into a partnership on draft day. Hairston can succeed in zone coverage and showed some playmaking traits as a man coverage cornerback that ultimately made him a first-round prospect.

Maxwell Hairston is the first Kentucky defensive back in program history to be selected in the first round. The former three-star recruit out of Greater Detroit will head to Buffalo where a starting spot will likely be his and the defensive scheme will be one he should be very comfortable in.