Buffalo freshman Cardel Staples is a local cornerback prospect with upside
Cardel Staples is a 2026 freshman cornerback from Buffalo’s McKinley High School, listed at 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, and he arrives as a hometown DB with a clean developmental runway rather than a stat-stuffed resume.[1][2] He has no recorded college statistics yet, so the appeal is projection: length, speed-friendly size, and the chance to grow into Buffalo’s secondary as a young, local athlete who understands the program’s culture.[1][2]
