With the 26th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills select:

[DJB]

44 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Yea, agree. Mesidor would have fitted our old scheme. Not sure he fits the new scheme as well. 

Faulk is another guy that kinda scares me as well. 
 

KC Conception is a fun player to watch but again I think he’s a 2nd round talent and again slot, Z type player with questionable hands 

[Magox]

Trade back if you can to early 2nd round and get Jonathan Rodriguez and pick up another early mid rounder in the process.

[Solomon Grundy]

1 hour ago, BigdaddyinOrlando said:

I’d like Cooper but would love to get 

R Mason Thomas, there is your Nik Bonito clone and fit for the defense! JMO

Yes. With Chubb and Groot

[SoMAn]

10 hours ago, NewEra said:

I hear ya-  

If we can trade down, I’m all for it.  I’m think it may be a little tougher to trade back in this draft.

 

If I had a choice of Cooper or trade back, I’d take Cooper.  Boston or Trade back, tough choice.  If both are off the board, Cashius/ CJ Allen or trade back.  

I responded to you with the green agree checkmark thingy, but if I'm being honest, I don't know squat about the college prospects.  🙃

[papazoid]

there will be no shortage of teams looking to trade up and grab the 26th pick from bills

 

heck, beane may trade down twice again

[wppete]

KADYN PROCTOR - ALABAMA OT/G - 6’7 352 lbs

 

He would be a great pick. Hes w 20 years old and a monster who is a super athlete. Put him at Left Guard next to Deon Dawkins and we have a scary line of all monsters. 
 

 

 

Edited March 20 by wppete

[papazoid]

bills could go in so many directions...WR, OL, NT

 

but it's in beane's dna to go EDGE/OLB

 

this is his most important draft since josh....he's gotta nail it

 

 

Edited March 20 by papazoid

[Gregg]

9 minutes ago, papazoid said:

bills could go in so many directions...WR, OL, NT

 

but it's in beane's dna to go EDGE/OLB

 

this is his most important draft since josh....he's gotta nail it

 

 

 

Is it in his DNA to go EDGE/OLB post McDermott. I am sure Brady will offer his opinion being the HC, but Beane is clearly the boss now. I think he goes D in Rd 1 but maybe he selects a WR to give 17 another weapon. It will be interesting to see what happens.

[HaldimandBills]

My guess in order of slight prospect realistic outcomes for Beane is the following:

 

1. Dillon Thieneman: every draft there is an all world safety everyone raves about going in the middle of the 1st round and every year these guys fall to the back of the 1st round or into the 2nd round. 

2. TJ Parker: He had a down year but everyone on Clemson had a down year. Teams are going to do their due diligence as to why. As far as ends go he is the cleanest projection at 26.

3. CJ Allen: Beane makes this pick because he would be a three down player and immediately become your best LB. I actually think a high floor ILB makes a huge difference for the defense. 

4. Kayden Mcdonald/Caleb Banks: Both come with questions marks but both come with sky is the limit DL potential. 

5. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren: Another do all chess piece safety that is becoming all the rage in the modern NFL.

 

Outside that I dont see another pick for the Bills at 26. Thieneman is the only run to the podium pick there.  

 

Really hope the Bills can trade down from 26. There are teams that could be interested in trading up for receiver, corner, OL, or Simpson.

[Lost]

Josh Rosen

[billsfan89]

I think most likely it will be targeting a EDGE or WR. Those are two areas where the team needs impact short and longer term. I think LB and DT will also be in play if the board falls in a lackluster fashion for EDGE or WR.
 

In my amateur estimation I think the Bills will go EDGE at pick 26 if a trade down is not there. Bills need some pass rush pop even after the addition of Chubb and they need some longer term additions there.

 

I wouldn’t be mad as I think any pick used to pass rush or OL is usually a good one

[HappyDays]

5 hours ago, DJB said:

Next year’s class will have at least 4 clear round 1 WR’s. We should wait and take one next year . 

 

I understand the thinking but I also hate it. Because I feel like every year we are finding some excuse not to take a WR first. Nobody really knows what the board will look like next year. The position's value has gotten so crazy I feel like you almost have to force a pick there at times to make sure you always have a pipeline of young cheap talent. If our plan is take some late day three WR and then bank on Palmer or Coleman becoming a WR2, I don't think that's sufficient. Our offense will still be really good even if we add nothing else but if we want to be an offense that steamrolls the competition we need one more legit weapon.

[SoonerBillsFan]

We will trade down.

[NickelCity]

4 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

We will trade down.

 

If we can find a partner.

[gonzo1105]

16 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

I understand the thinking but I also hate it. Because I feel like every year we are finding some excuse not to take a WR first. Nobody really knows what the board will look like next year. The position's value has gotten so crazy I feel like you almost have to force a pick there at times to make sure you always have a pipeline of young cheap talent. If our plan is take some late day three WR and then bank on Palmer or Coleman becoming a WR2, I don't think that's sufficient. Our offense will still be really good even if we add nothing else but if we want to be an offense that steamrolls the competition we need one more legit weapon.

I kind of think mid rounds make sense to me. If they take one in round 1 I will understand because value wise there will probably be some guys that make sense and WR # 2 still is a hole. 
 

On the flip side of it the value in next years draft is better. Should we wait to 2027 in round 1 or 2 to find the WR #2 that will eventually replace Moore as the lead guy. 
 

I look at it this way let’s get a guy in Round 4 let’s say and get the replacement for Palmer/Coleman this year. 
 

So you have

 

Moore

2027 high round pick 

2026 mid round pick 

 

Also helps with balancing WR cap in the future but again if they do it you won’t hear me complain a ton 

[Xerx]

I can't see this pick being anything but an bendy speed rusher, the best bets fitting that profile around that spot

 

Malachi Lawrence

Cashius Howell

 

 

[LEBills]

2 minutes ago, Xerx said:

I can't see this pick being anything but an bendy speed rusher, the best bets fitting that profile around that spot

 

Malachi Lawrence

Cashius Howell

 

 

Yea as much as I would like it to be a WR, I agree.

 

Right now we have Rousseau, Chubb who has had injuries thought his career, Hoecht coming off of an Achilles rupture and then…..Javon Soloman? Andre Jones? Just based on need (which is usually what our round 1 picks are used for), I think it is an Edge rusher or Linebacker at 26 or after a trade back.

[Max Fischer]

We already had a Cooper at wide receiver.  How'd that turnout?  

[DJB]

47 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

I understand the thinking but I also hate it. Because I feel like every year we are finding some excuse not to take a WR first. Nobody really knows what the board will look like next year. The position's value has gotten so crazy I feel like you almost have to force a pick there at times to make sure you always have a pipeline of young cheap talent. If our plan is take some late day three WR and then bank on Palmer or Coleman becoming a WR2, I don't think that's sufficient. Our offense will still be really good even if we add nothing else but if we want to be an offense that steamrolls the competition we need one more legit weapon.

We have too many other needs on D with the transition to Leonard’s offense 

 

It’s a very poor WR class despite media hyping it. It’s not good and next years class in 27 has 4 round 1 WR’s. I’ve spoke at length about the 26 and 27 classes for almost 2 years 

 

We added DJM. We still have Palmer and Keon is being given another shot. We need to see what they can do especially Palmer and Keon because we’ve invested in them. If they both flop again we cut them both at the end of next year and grab another WR in the draft . 
 

The value in round 1 simply isn’t there to go WR unless Tyson falls due to injuries 

 

For the record I’ve been pounding the round 1 WR pick for years . Got excited when it was clear we were going WR two years ago but immediately upset when we picked Keon. He was not the guy and I wanted Ladd with who was available 

Edited March 20 by DJB

[Coach Tuesday]

2 minutes ago, DJB said:

We have too many other needs on D with the transition to Leonard’s offense 

 

It’s a very poor WR class despite media hyping it. It’s not good and next years class in 27 has 4 round 1 WR’s. I’ve spoke at length about the 26 and 27 classes for almost 2 years 

 

We added DJM. We still have Palmer and Keon is being given another shot. We need to see what they can do especially Palmer and Keon because we’ve invested in them. If they both flop again we cut them both at the end of next year and grab another WR in the draft . 
 

The value in round 1 simply isn’t there to go WR unless Tyson falls due to injuries 

I see both sides of this and reserve the right to complain about the outcome😜