He's been far from fantastic, but there are enough positive signs coming out of September. First, and foremost, Buffalo Bills' second-year safety Cole Bishop has been 100 percent available through the first four weeks of the regular season.
Cole Bishop recorded the play of the day for the Bills during their 31-19 win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 4. With the Saints facing a third-and-5 from the Buffalo five-yard line, Bishop went up high to make a leaping one-handed interception of wide receiver Chris Olave, who had taken a handoff on a wide-receiver-reverse pass.
It wasn’t always pretty, but the Bills came away with a hard-fought 31-19 win over the New Orleans Saints to improve to 4-0 for the first time since the 2020 season.
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It's been a rollercoaster ride of sorts for Buffalo Bills' safety Cole Bishop since being drafted in 2024. The second-round pick's development was stunted by injury suffered at the beginning of his rookie training camp.
Going into the preseason finale versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday night, Buffalo Bills safety Cole Bishop desperately needed to step up and show something.
The Buffalo Bills are certainly a Super Bowl contender, but there are details in need of fixing between now and the start of the regular season. CBS Sports writer Zachary Pereles emphasized the need of improved play from their starting safeties if the team is going to be successful.
It was a problem then, and it's still a problem now. Granted it was only an exhibition game this time around, but when the Buffalo Bills faced the Chicago Bears on August 17, they deployed the same safeties tandem that underwhelmed during January's AFC Championship Game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Buffalo Bills secondary had more than their share of struggles in 2024, especially when it came to coverage from the safety position. They hoped that would have been addressed with their selection of Utah safety Cole Bishop at No.
The Buffalo Bills made multiple second-round picks during the 2024 NFL Draft. Wide receiver Keon Coleman may be considered the more popular of the two due to his position, but safety Cole Bishop was also added.
With the month of September in the books, both the top college prospects and 2026 NFL draft order are coming into focus. Here's a look at our latest first-round NFL mock draft as of October 13, 2025.
The Buffalo Bills picked at opposite ends of Round 2 at the 2024 NFL Draft, hoping to find future starters at both spots. First, they added to quarterback Josh Allen's arsenal by using the No.
It seems like it's Cole Bishop's job to lose, but only if he's actually able to stay on the field during training camp. The Buffalo Bills used a second-round draft pick on the Utah safety in 2024, presumably with the idea that they were getting an eventual starter, and potential mainstay, for their defensive secondary.
When the Buffalo Bills selected Cole Bishop in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, many fans had immediate expectations that he would step right into a starting role.
Buffalo Bills safety Cole Bishop spent his rookie season as a reserve after being selected in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft. Now it’s time for the high-upside defensive back to earn a starting spot by leapfrogging Damar Hamlin on the depth chart.
Here are three important decisions the Bills must make before the start of the regular season.
The team previously signed seventh-round offensive tackle Travis Clayton. Second-round wide receiver (and the Bills’ top-overall pick) Keon Coleman is the only remaining unsigned rookie.
Even though the team might look different this season, Buffalo should still firmly be considered a Super Bowl contender. Here is why.
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The Buffalo Bills selected Utah safety Cole Bishop with the No. 60 overall pick during the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday night adding an athletic presence into the secondary.
The Green Bay Packers have been busy this offseason revamping their secondary, with the addition of Xavier McKinney, a top-tier safety in free agency, and the potential to further solidify their defensive backfield in the upcoming NFL Draft.
With the NFL Draft looming April 25-27 in Detroit, teams are fine-tuning their draft boards. Here are players who would make ideal selections for each AFC team on Day 2.
Cole Bishop NFL Draft Overview Position: Safety Height: 6′-2″ Weight: 206 pounds School: Utah More 2024 NFL Draft Profiles After spending the past three season with the Utah Utes, safety Cole Bishop has decided to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft.
The 2024 NFL Draft is getting close, making it an excellent time to highlight some of the class' best players with scouting reports. Each report will include strengths, weaknesses and background information. Here's our report on Cole Bishop.
Over the past few days, the top NFL Draft prospects gathered in Indianapolis to showcase their skills in front of media members scouts, general managers, and coaches at the NFL Combine.
What can’t Cole Bishop do? Utah’s three-time Pac-12 All-Conference safety, who was one of the team’s most reliable defensive players for multiple seasons, just showcased his insane athleticism, running a sub-4.5 second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.
The Utah Utes lost a handful of experienced players to the NFL Draft, and one that may have stung the most was safety Cole Bishop. The hard-hitting safety is projected to land somewhere in the second or third round, but he will have a chance to greatly improve his draft stock.
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