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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Benford emerged as one of the league's better cornerbacks in 2024, racking up a career-high 64 tackles, including 1.0 sacks (the first of his NFL career), plus 10 passes defensed, including two interceptions, and two forced fumbles. Injuries limited him to 15 regular-season appearances, and he was forced out of the Bills' AFC Championship Game loss to the Chiefs early due to a concussion, but availability hasn't been a recurrent issue for Benford over the last two seasons. Benford seems primed to be joined at outside cornerback by rookie first-rounder Maxwell Hairston. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a four-year, $72 million contract extension with the Bills in March of 2025.
Scores first NFL touchdown in win
Benford recorded two tackles (one solo), an interception and a fumble recovery for a touchdown during Sunday's 26-7 win at Pittsburgh.
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On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, Benford came into the backfield on a corner blitz, putting him in position to scoop up an Aaron Rodgers fumble at the Steelers' 17-yard line and dash into the end zone. He had a relatively slow start to the year, but things appear to be picking up for him with a Week 14 tilt versus the Bengals around the corner.
On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, Benford came into the backfield on a corner blitz, putting him in position to scoop up an Aaron Rodgers fumble at the Steelers' 17-yard line and dash into the end zone. He had a relatively slow start to the year, but things appear to be picking up for him with a Week 14 tilt versus the Bengals around the corner.
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Benford, who was a sixth-round pick in 2022, took a big step forward in his second year in Buffalo. This coming season, the Villanova product - who recorded 54 tackles, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and 10 passes defended in 2023 - is projected to start at cornerback opposite Rasul Douglas. In that context, Benford looks like a young player on the rise who could provide sleeper value in IDP leagues.
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Trio of tackles in TNF loss
Benford recorded three tackles (one solo) in Thursday night's loss to Houston.
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Ready for Thursday
Benford (groin) has no injury designation ahead of Thursday night's matchup against the Texans.
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Still working through groin injury
Benford (groin) was limited during Monday's walkthrough practice, Alec White of the Bills' official site reports.
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Limited Wednesday
Benford (groin) was limited in Wednesday's practice.
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Inactive Sunday
Benford (groin) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Dolphins.
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Sitting out divisional-round game
Benford has been ruled out for Sunday's divisional-round matchup against the Chiefs due to a knee injury, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Benford's absence is one of several injury-related issues the Bills defense is dealing with going into the matchup against a quarterback in Patrick Mahomes who has bedeviled them in the postseason thus far in his career. In addition to being without Benford, who recorded 54 tackles, two interceptions, eight additional defensed passes and two forced fumbles across 15 regular-season games, Buffalo will also be managing the absence of key reserve safety Taylor Rapp due to a calf injury and has listed the cornerback duo of Taron Johnson and Rasul Douglas as questionable due to a concussion and a knee injury, respectively.
Benford's absence is one of several injury-related issues the Bills defense is dealing with going into the matchup against a quarterback in Patrick Mahomes who has bedeviled them in the postseason thus far in his career. In addition to being without Benford, who recorded 54 tackles, two interceptions, eight additional defensed passes and two forced fumbles across 15 regular-season games, Buffalo will also be managing the absence of key reserve safety Taylor Rapp due to a calf injury and has listed the cornerback duo of Taron Johnson and Rasul Douglas as questionable due to a concussion and a knee injury, respectively.