Substack Live: Max Hairston and the Buffalo Bills' need for Round 1 speed with WGRZ's Jon Scott
At No. 30 overall, the Buffalo Bills selected Kentucky cornerback Max Hairston.
His services are most certainly required.
This is a defense in need of a corner capable of sticking with receivers step for step in the playoffs. Nobody ran faster than Hairston at the NFL Combine, and scouts describe him as mentally tough — “a cocky little guy” who’s “electric as far as change of direction, movement, speed.” The 5-foot-11, 183-pounder had 89 tackles, six interceptions, three pick-sixes and 10 passes defensed in 20 games the last two seasons. He’s got limitations physically.
The Bills needed to…
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