The Buffalo Bills are wrapping up their first full week of the offseason, and while the team is still wishing it was in New Orleans competing for the Super Bowl, they have shifted their focus towards the future.
Part of that future is looking at what the team will do in the 2025 NFL Draft, and it's clear that the team needs some help in the secondary.
That's why Pro Football Network writer Jacob Infante has the Bills taking Georgia's Malaki Starks with the No. 30 overall pick.
"The Bills have one of the more complete rosters in the NFL today, but if they want to finally conquer the beast that is Patrick Mahomes in the playoffs, it will be key for them to build as strong of a defense as possible," Infante writes.
"There’s plenty to love with Malaki Starks, who has the size, mobility, ball skills, and physicality scouts look for in a modern NFL safety prospect. Though inconsistent with his pursuit angles as a tackler, he has a vast majority of the tools to eventually be one of the most well-rounded safeties in the league."
Infante wants to ensure the Bills walk away with at least one solid defensive back, so he has Buffalo investing in the secondary once again in Round 2 with Ole Miss cornerback Trey Amos.
"After adding to their secondary with safety Malaki Starks in Round 1, the Bills double-down on their defensive backs with a potential starter at cornerback late in Round 2," Infante writes.
"It took two transfers for him to get there, but Trey Amos finally finds himself strongly on NFL radars as an early-round prospect. He’s an explosive athlete at cornerback with fluid hips and ideal deep speed, and he’s sticky enough in man coverage to consistently stay in the wide receiver’s hip pocket."
