‘In short, general manager Brandon Beane already has a 72-player roster and, over the next three days will add 10 more via the draft unless he makes a trade.’
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Pollock: For Bills’ Beane, choices include trade up, down
‘“Let’s say it’s the third round,” Beane said. “We’re pick No. 74. If we’re getting close to our pick … five or six away, and we’ve got a guy rated high in the second round and he’s sticking out like a sore thumb and we’ve done our due diligence, our board is telling us, ‘Let’s try and go get this guy.’ We think he’s significantly better than the player, if he’s gone, than the one we’d be choosing from the rest of our (third-round-rated) guys.’
Draft Meter: Measuring the likelihood of which player the Bills will select
‘Quinnen Williams, DT, Alabama. Carucci: Arguably the best player in the draft, so he can’t be expected to fall to No. 9.’
Alabama’s Jonah Williams would ‘love to play O-line’ for Bills
‘“I think there’s some familiarity there, for sure,” Williams said. “I don’t know if he keeps the same verbiage and stuff. He kind of adjusted some things at Alabama, but I definitely have some familiarity with him, with that program. I think it’d be great.”’
Kentucky’s Josh Allen: Would be ‘a little weird’ having Bills’ Josh Allen as teammate
‘”I never met him, but I (got to know) him from social media,” the Kentucky Allen said. “We talked a couple times. He hit me up not too long ago. But we talked a lot. We wished each other nothing but the best. Hopefully, I get to play with him or at least play against him. And then now we’ve got a story.”‘
Bills notebook: University of Houston DT Ed Oliver: ‘Buffalo’s a great place’
‘“Buffalo’s a great place,” Oliver said during Wednesday’s pre-draft media availability at Nissan Stadium. “Oh, my God. I can’t even stress about how good their facilities are, brand new everything. I mean, just great people to be around. The D-line coach (Bill Teerlinck) is amazing. Just a great place to be around.”’
Jay Skurski’s Bills Mailbag: What should Brandon Beane do with the No. 9 pick?
‘After months of thinking about this, I’ve settled on three players as being prime targets for the Bills at No. 9 – Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver, Alabama offensive tackle Jonah Williams and Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson.’
5 defensive linemen the Buffalo Bills could select in the first round of the NFL draft
‘First of all, what the defense lacks is a tackle who can penetrate into the backfield and not only sack quarterbacks but blow up running plays. Kyle Williams used to be that player, but he’s retired. Star Lotulelei and Jordan Phillips will never be that player, and it doesn’t seem like Harrison Phillips will be, either.’
2019 NFL Draft guide for Buffalo Bills: How to watch, latest mock draft predictions
‘When: First round, Thursday at 8 p.m. | Second-third rounds, Friday at 7 p.m. | Fourth-seventh rounds, Saturday at noon.’
NFL Draft 2019: Buffalo Bills trade twice; go defense, offense early in 7-round mock
‘Round 1, Pick 23: Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson.’