2024 Defense Stats
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64
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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.
Full participant Thursday
Benford (groin) was a full practice participant Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Benford was limited Wednesday but faced no limitations one day later, indicating that he should be good to go for Sunday's regular-season opener against the Ravens. Benford could play a key role out of the gate with Buffalo banged up in the secondary.
Benford was limited Wednesday but faced no limitations one day later, indicating that he should be good to go for Sunday's regular-season opener against the Ravens. Benford could play a key role out of the gate with Buffalo banged up in the secondary.
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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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Battling groin issue
Benford (groin) was limited in Wednesday's practice.
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Battling undisclosed injury
Benford (undisclosed) hasn't practice since Aug. 21 during training camp, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.
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Gets contract extension
Benford and the Bills have agreed upon a four-year, $76 million extension, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Clears concussion protocol
Head coach Sean McDermott told reporters Monday that Benford has cleared concussion protocol and has resumed football activities, Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News reports.
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Career year in 2024
Benford (concussion) recorded 64 total tackles (50 solo) including 1.0 sacks, 10 passes defended with two interceptions and two forced fumbles over 15 regular-season games in 2024.
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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.