Buffalo Rumblings
The first draft pick of head coach Sean McDermott’s tenure is back after a season away from the club
The Buffalo Bills have revamped their defense this offseason, adding plenty of new names and new faces to the defensive line and the secondary. Whether we’re talking about draft choices or free-agent pickups, the Bills have added plenty of new talent to those particular units.
At cornerback, however, some of the new recruits are actually familiar faces. The Bills signed two former draft choices of the club who played elsewhere last season in hopes that they could raise the floor of the cornerback position by adding players who know the system. While one of those players was a former late-round draft choice who fashioned himself into a solid player, another of those old friends is a former All-Pro looking to prove that he’s back to full health.
In today’s installment of our “90 players in 90 days” series, we discuss one of the most popular Bills players in recent memory.
Name: Tre’Davious White
Number: 27
Position: CB
Height/Weight: 5’11”, 192 pounds
Age: 30 (31 on 1/16/2026)
Experience/Draft: 9; selected by Buffalo in the first round (No. 27 overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft
College: LSU
Acquired: Signed with Bills on 4/17/2025
Financial situation (per Spotrac): White signed a one-year deal worth $3 million this offseason. The contract was initially reported as being worth $6.8 million. For the 2025 season, he carries a cap hit of $2.88 million if he makes the 53-man roster. If he’s released, Buffalo will carry a dead-cap charge of $2.2 million for the season. If White is on the roster for Week 1, his entire $1.56 million base salary becomes fully guaranteed since he’s a vested veteran.
2024 Recap: After tearing his Achilles tendon with the Bills in 2023, White was released and designated a post-June 1 cut by the only team he’d ever known. White signed with the Los Angeles Rams on March 26, and thanks to injuries to other players in the secondary, he was immediately thrust into a starting role.
White started the Rams’ first four games, and it did not go well. He allowed 12 of the 18 passes where he was the closest defender to be completed for a total of 178 yards and four touchdowns. Opposing quarterbacks sported a 138.4 quarterback rating when White was the closest defender. For context, he had allowed 10 total touchdown receptions in 72 games, including playoffs, with Buffalo.
White was a healthy scratch for the Rams after those four starts, and he was traded to the Baltimore Ravens at the trade deadline. In limited action, White looked better with the Ravens, allowing eight completions in 14 coverage attempts for a total of 73 yards in nine games, including playoffs.
In 11 regular-season games, White totaled 22 tackles and five pass breakups. It’s the only season of his career without an interception, and the only time he’s allowed opposing quarterbacks to have a passer rating...
