Oct 12, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers wide receiver Kyren Lacy (2) catches a pass against Mississippi Rebels cornerback Trey Amos (9) during the first half at Tiger Stadium. Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

All-SEC prospect projects as rare fit for Bills' defensive scheme

Originally posted on Buffalo Bills on SI
By Ralph Ventre | Last updated Mar 30, 2025 10:19 AM ET

The Buffalo Bills will almost undoubtedly add to their stable of cornerbacks through the NFL Draft.

If the board falls the right way, the Bills could land a starting CB2 by using one of their three Top 62 selections.

There's one high-ranking cornerback prospect who makes an ideal fit for head coach Sean McDermott's defensive philosophy, according to NFL Films producer Greg Cosell.

Ole Miss cornerback Trey Amos is a consensus Top 100 prospect with mostly second-round draft grades, and he projects as the type of corner who can thrive in McDermott's zone-heavy scheme.

"This is the guy I was talking about that I think fits the Bills. He's a really good zone corner. Now, he can play press, but you're dealing with a guy that's 6'1" 195 [pounds]," said Cosell during his weekly appearance on One Bills Live.

Cosell, a senior producer and film junkie, gushed over Amos's ability to succeed in a zone scheme.

"I really thought he played zone really, really well," said Cosell. "I thought he could read receiver splits and routes. I thought he communicated really well on the back end. I thought he had good sense of spacing. I thought he kinda understood the conflict areas in zone. I thought he played with good eye discipline. I think this guy can play both [man and zone coverage], but I think he's a good zone corner prospect. To me, I don't think there's that many of those guys in college."

As for his physical attributes, Amos did okay for himself at the NFL Combine. He ran a 4.43 in the 40-yard dash, finishing in the top half of the CB class. His 10-foot-6 broad jump ranked seventh out of 21 competitors, and it was three inches better than the mark produced by Texas CB Jahdae Barron, who has been viewed as a Top 3 prospect in the draft class at the position.

"He actually ran really well at the Combine. I watched six games and I was very axnious to see his athletic testing, and it was pretty good. I think he ran a 4.43, and again, not that that means everything, but 40 times usually do mean something," said Cosell.

While raw ability is important, being a system fit is an underrated attribute and Amos certainly seems to fit with the Bills.