First-Round Pick Is The Real Deal

First-Round Pick Is The Real Deal

- Mark Ludwiczak

Some summer musings as we prepare to head down the I-90 for training camp ...

There are a lot of unknowns as the Bills get ready for camp. That’s par for the course with a new coaching staff and a new general manager. But there shouldn’t be any doubts or questions regarding Tre’Davious White, not after the spring he just had.

White was the definitive standout on the field at Buffalo’s spring practices. If you didn’t know any better, you wouldn’t have guessed that the Bills traded down before selecting White — in fact, you might guess that they traded up. He was just that good. Two of the best plays from the entire month of open practices were a sideline interception by White on a pass intended for fellow rookie Zay Jones and a pick-six by White on the final day of mandatory minicamp.

It’s gotten to the point where even Bills head coach Sean McDermott is surprised by such a smooth transition.

“Really, I’ve had to sit back in my office up there and ask myself why haven’t I noticed Tre’Davious, in terms of why am I not concerned about him,” McDermott said. “As a defensive coordinator I was a lot closer to the defense at times, so I’ve been asking myself is it because of that or is it because he’s just integrated himself so smoothly into the NFL and what we do. He’s mature beyond his years, really.”