Tre’Davious White is no stranger to success. His collegiate career at LSU was filled with accolades, from being named to the freshman All-SEC team in 2013 to earning first-team All-American honors as a senior. Through the Buffalo Bills’ first four games of the season, the rookie cornerback has continued that success at the pro level.

Drafted with the No. 27 overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft, White was expected to fill Stephon Gilmore’s shoes opposite Ronald Darby. But, after a trade sent Darby to the Philadelphia Eagles following the Bills’ first preseason game, the 22-year old was pushed into the limelight as the de facto No. 1 cornerback on Buffalo’s roster.

He’s risen to the occasion, notching 21 tackles, two tackles for loss, one interception, a league-leading eight pass breakups and two fumble recoveries – one of which he returned for a touchdown in the Bills’ 23-17 win against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4.

White was named the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Month in September, but coach Sean McDermott and defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier aren’t surprised by his fast start.

“He’s played well to this point,” McDermott said in his Monday press conference. “I love his approach, he puts a lot of time in the film room, and the success he’s had is not a mistake. He’s wired the right way and that’s why we drafted Tre.”

Frazier echoed those sentiments, stating that it was clear to Buffalo’s coaching staff that White was capable of handling a starting role almost immediately.

“Going back to OTAs and the offseason program, we were all very impressed at his maturity early on; the way he was able to gather information and then take it to the field once we got into OTAs when we could go onto the field, and then be able to execute his assignments as well as he did,” Frazier said on Monday. “To see him in training camp and the preseason games, to see that the game wasn’t too big for him early on in our discussion about ‘should we start a rookie, and if we are going to start a rookie, when should we put him in the starting lineup’. It was evident to us early on that this guy could handle it, and we made a decision pretty early that he was going to be a starting corner for us and not have to wait.”

According to Pro Football Focus, White has been targeted 26 times so far this season and has allowed just 13 receptions for 162 yards (6.2 yards-per-attempt) and 32 yards-after-catch while holding opposing quarterbacks to a 53.7 passer rating when throwing at him.

White isn’t satisfied, though, as he explained on Monday. He continued to remain humble, praising the Bills’ front seven for making things easier on him in coverage while noting that he has a long road ahead in terms of learning the nuances of playing cornerback in the NFL.

” I’ve progressed well, I’m continuing to learn, I’m still learning right now,” White told the media Monday. “Our front seven makes us look great on the back end, and I give those guys all the credit because those guys have been generating a lot of pressure, and we’ve been getting lucky.”

Frazier was a bit more excited and straightforward when discussing White’s potential, noting that he’s been impressed with the young defensive back for his maturity off of the field while adding that he looks primed to be a quality cornerback for years to come.

“We’ve been impressed all along with his maturity, his ability to be able to have a short memory, which you have to have at that position, and the mental toughness that’s necessary to succeed out there,” said Frazier. “The more plays he makes, the more confidence he’s going to gather. We’re really encouraged by his play. There’s a lot more football to be played, but there are signs that he’s going to be a really good player in our league for a long time.”

White will look to build upon his already-strong rookie campaign on Sunday when the Bills travel to face a Cincinnati Bengals offense that boasts one of the NFL’s elite wide receivers in A.J. Green.