The Buffalo Bills picked Ohio State CB Davison Igbinosun with 62nd pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, after a slight trade up from pick No. 65 they received in one of three trade downs from their initial first-round pick of No. 26 overall on Thursday night.
This is the second piece in my rookie profile series, which will provide a detailed look into my pre-draft throughts on all the Bills’ 2026 draft selections minus punter Tommy Doman Jr., whom I did not evaluate before the draft.
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Here’s T.J. Parker’s rookie profile. Be sure to check back during the week (and maybe into next week) for the other rookie profiles in this series.
Davison Igbinosun rookie profile
NFL comparison: Rock Ya-Sin
Big Board rank: No. 123 overall (selected: No. 62 overall)
Positional rank: CB15 (EDGE7)
Round grade: 3
My pre-draft scouting report on Igbinosun:
Davison Igbinosun is a tall, long-armed outside corner with a lean, somewhat spindly build and a feisty, confident play style. He has the prototypical boundary frame and pairs it with adequate-to-good athleticism. His long speed is good, not elite, but he can carry vertical routes, and his feet and hips are fluid enough to meet the movement demands of the position without being a true high-end twitch athlete.
In coverage, Igbinosun is at his best in press-man, where his physicality shows up early and often. He’s aggressive with his hands through the route but can get overly grabby and rely too much on contact to stay in phase. His mirroring ability is solid but not a standout trait, and that reliance on contact can cover up some separation. His plant-and-drive quickness is good but not elite, and his ball skills are more adequate than impactful. Against the run, he shows willingness but is inconsistent as a finisher and doesn’t consistently play to his size.
Overall, Igbinosun projects as a press-man outside corner with length and competitiveness to match boundary receivers, but with a somewhat capped ceiling due to non-elite athletic traits. Refining his technique, particularly cutting down on downfield contact — see: penalties — and trusting his feet more, will be key to maximizing his ability.
Davison Igbinosun relevant stats at Ohio State
Career snaps at Ohio State: 1,653
Career passer rating allowed: 76.7
Final season passer rating allowed: 42.6
Career missed tackle rate: 11.3%
Those coverage statistics are really good, but not completely unheard of. For reference on the missed tackle rate for a cornerback, anything close to 10% is considered high, and nearing 12% or higher is noticeably concerning. It showed often on Igbinosun’s film.
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Final thoughts on Bills second-round pick of CB Davison Igbinosun
Strictly based on my pre-draft evaluations and grades, which of course are meant from a league-wide perspective and not tailored to specific teams, I thought Igbinosun was selected too early.
It was a selection much easier to digest when factoring Buffalo’s new emphasis on (press) man coverage under Jim Leonhard, because it’s undoubtedly his specialty and where he thrived the most for the Buckeyes.
With Christian Benford and Max Hairston as the incumbent starting boundary cornerbacks, it felt like a strange selection with other more pressing needs late in the second round. Post-draft, we heard plenty about the Bills’ cornerback priority from president of football operations and general manager Brandon Beane, which does changes things, slightly.
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Overall, there were a few similarly skilled cornerbacks — like Tacario Davis who went 10 picks later to the Bengals — who I would’ve preferred the Bills select instead of Igbinosun. I do assume Leonhard is happy with the aggressive type of boundary corner Buffalo picked here in the Ohio State product.
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