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Well the draft is in the books. Beane made 9 picks 1 - CB - Maxwell Hairston - 30th overall 2 - DT - TJ Sanders - 41st overall 3 - DE - Landon Jackson - 72nd overall 4 - DT - Deone Walker - 109th overall 5 - CB/S - Jordan Hancock - 170th 6 - TE - Jackson Hawes - 173rd 7 - CB - Dorian Strong - 177th 8 - OT - Chase Lundt - 206th 9 - WR - Kaden Prather - 240th Here is how I project the roster with these selections Offense (23) - Draftee, Underline = FA Signee QBs (2) - Allen, Trubisky, Cut - White RB/FB (4) - Cook, Davis, Ty Johnson, Gilliam (FB) TE (3) - Kincaid, Knox, Hawes Cut - Davidson WR (5) - Coleman, Shakir, Samuel, Palmer, Shenault - Cut Shavers, Prather OL (9) - Starters - Brown, Edwards, McGovern, Torrence, Dawkins Depth - SVPG, Anderson, Grable, Van Denmark, Cut - Lundt, Green Defense (27) - Draftee, Underline = FA Signee DE (5) - Rousseau, AJE, Solomon, Bosa, Jackson DT (5) - Oliver, Jones, Carter, Sanders, Walker LB (5) - Milano, Bernard, Williams, Andreessen, Ulofoshio - Cut Spector CB (7) - Benford, T Johnson, White, Hairston, Strong, Ingram Codrington (KR) - Cut Jackson S (5) - Rapp, Bishop, Hamlin, Forrest, Hancock - Cut Lewis Specialists (3) Bass PK, Camarda P, Ferguson LS Suspended: 6 games for PEDs Ogunjobi DT Hoecht DE

Love the first 3 picks, but other than Hawes, I didn’t see much I really like after the 3rd rd. I hate that we didn’t get a speed receiver to take the cover off the D especially with so many sitting there in the 4th rd. Also don’t like missing on a real safety with 3/4 of our safeties on one year deals. Drafting 3 CB is a pretty big indictment on the quality of our depth beyond Johnson and Benford. Dane Jackson and Ingram aren’t surviving camp. Grade A for the first 3 picks. Grade C- for the rest. Overall a B.

I like the pick. I had mocked to the Bills about 50 times. He is Knox 2.0

My biggest take from this draft is that management has no faith in our CBs beyond Johnson and Benford. If I were Jackson, Ingram and Codrington I’d have my agent putting feelers out.

When was the last time a 7th rd WR made an impact for the Bills?

Seattle grabs Horton.

Another great pick by the Eagles. Mondon is a very talented LB.

Come on Beane go get Horton.

The whole purpose of this draft is to rebuild the defense while remaining competitive. We did this with the offense by adding Kincaid, Coleman, Cook, Davis, Torrence, and Spencer Brown. Now we are doing it with the defense.

We need to trade 170 & 206 to get to 140’s to draft Horton.

Can Sanders go back to college?

If the Bills are serious about adding a speed WR, Horton is the only one left they visited with.

Those two were so unlike Beane. I'm honestly shocked that he didn't void at least one of their contracts, especially now that we are loading up on DL in the draft.

apparently not

Very crowded DL room with Jones, Oliver, Rousseau, Bosa, Carter, Solomon, Lodge, AJE, plus draftees Sanders, Jackson and now Walker. Then add the 2 suspended players in Ogunjobi and Hochet. That’s a lot of bodies for only 9-10 spots

Not surprised Beane was aggressive and moved. I am surprised it was for another DT.

Comment on NFL radio right now that interior DT who rush the passer are the hardest players to find in the NFL. —-Bill Polian

The biggest need at WR is someone who can take the top off the defense and give Josh a deep threat. Guys like Ayomanor, Royals, Horton, Thornton and Arian Smith give us that skill set. Horton, Royals, and Smith all had top 30 visits with the Bills. Thornton had multiple less formal visits with the Bills. I expect the Bills to draft one of those 4 guys. I doubt the Bills scheduled a visit with Ayomanor because they didn't think he'd fall a place they could draft him.

Despite comments on this board to the contrary, Beane has done a good job drafting overall. The Elam draft for example gave us Benford, Cook, Bernard and Shakir. The year prior he took Rousseau, Spencer Brown and Hamlin, even though he missed on Basham. Give me 3 good picks for every dud, I think we'll be ok. The math says one of these 3 probably won't work out as hoped, but there is a very good chance all contribute.

added 11. Ayomanor - Projects as a high end 2 and maybe a one. 6-2, 4.44 12. D!ke - Likely a slot, but the better Gator on the board. 6-0, 4.34 The Bills likely also have interest in Safety Billy Bowman in the 4th rd

Cynical but fair. You never know until they hit the field, but the best news is that none of these 3 have to start unless they earn it.

Absolutely, but he did it with guys who can make an immediate impact this coming season and you can project as starters. In fact, I think Hairston and Jackson could win starting jobs this season. With these picks you could see how Beane projects his lineup this season CB2 - White and Hairston - not sure who starts DT 1 - Oliver backed up by Sanders DT2 - Jones backed up by Carter Edge - Rousseau and Bosa backed up by Solomon (& Hoecht when he returns) DE - AJE and Jackson - I think Jackson’s speed could push AJE to the bench.

More trades, but ultimately a deep threat WR, a safety, a TE and it will depend how many picks they have left after the trades. One writer mentioned that they could grab IU’s QB Rourke, who is coming off surgery, with a late pick and stash him on IR for the season. I love this idea. Rourke was amazing last season for IU. Big guy with a strong arm and surprisingly mobile. He lead IU to the playoff on a torn ACL. Give him a year to heal, learn from Josh and Brady and he’ll be ready to be the backup in 2026.

I couldn’t disagree with you more. They aren’t moving Cook. If anything they will tag for 2026. They are a ton of guys I really like at WR who could make a strong impact in 2025. Most are the deep threat guys I’ve previously mentioned. I am disappointed that Felton got drafted right after I posted earlier. Don’t forget Puka Nucoa was drafted in the 5th rd.

One thing about both the Jackson and Sanders picks is that they hint that the Bills are still high on Carter and Solomon. The Sanders pick allows Carter to shift to the one. Jackson is an upgrade over AJE which implies they like Solomon’s motor off the edge as Bosa’s backup. Essentially the depth on the DL looks like: Solomon backing up Bosa and Rousseau. Jackson backing up (maybe even beating out) AJE Carter backing up Jones Sanders backing up Oliver We’ll see where Lodge fits during camp and how Hoecht and Ogunjobi fit when they return from suspension.