Rd4, Pick 102: OT Jude Bowry, Boston College

[slaphappy]

1 minute ago, Victory Formation said:

He's still a great player, I see no reason why Dion can't play another 2-3 years here..

He is and I love him..but he might be at the point where he needs a little more stick than carrot?

[LLCoolCy]

1 hour ago, BillyJoeBills said:

Beane never expected Jermod McCoy to fall into his lap at top of 4th rd, but he already spent a 2nd on CB Igbinosun.   If it wasn't for Igbinosun, Beane definitely would've picked McCoy and that would've been a steal.

McCoy will need a 2nd knee surgery and will be out next year IF it is successful.
 

Beane was looking for corner depth this year and took IGB to play this year if a CB misses time or they want his skill set in a matchup.

 

I don’t think McCoy was on the Bills board, but if he was I don’t think it played into passing on him in the 4th. 

Edited April 26 by LLCoolCy

[aceman_16]

42 minutes ago, slaphappy said:

He is and I love him..but he might be at the point where he needs a little more stick than carrot?

No....he needs a TON more carrots and less dunkin'

[Kelly No huddle]

On 4/26/2026 at 7:35 PM, slaphappy said:

He is and I love him..but he might be at the point where he needs a little more stick than carrot?

 

What if Bowry is awesome on camp? I've seen his highlights and he looks awesome. 

 

Not only that,  but what if Bowry is clearly the best Lt, but Grable & Lundt also look solid as backups ?

 

If this happens,  I don’t think its crazy to see them maybe trade Dawkins ( post June 1st obviously) for more solid picks in the 27 class.

 

Bowry & Reed- Adams are the most underrated picks this year and most interesting imo. 

[Mikie2times]

Give him Dion’s key to the city. 

[transplantbillsfan]

13 hours ago, Kelly No huddle said:

 

What if Bowry is awesome on camp? I've seen his highlights and he looks awesome. 

 

Not only that,  but what if Bowry is clearly the best Lt, but Grable & Lundt also look solid as backups ?

 

If this happens,  I don’t think its crazy to see them maybe trade Dawkins ( post June 1st obviously) for more solid picks in the 27 class.

 

Bowry & Reed- Adams are the most underrated picks this year and most interesting imo. 

 

Play him at guard if he's awesome. Scouts project that might be his better position.

[colin]

i expect him to be groomed to replace dawkins in time, or ocyrus next season when he walks.  maybe start at RG next season and move to LT later on?

 

 

[RoyBatty is alive]

On 4/25/2026 at 11:21 AM, billsfan89 said:

How is this draft mismanaged? I’m not just defending Beane for the sake of it but all three picks have filled needs maybe not the most urgent needs but the longer term depth and development needs have been filled.

 

Parker gives the team something after Groot and Chubb off the Edge, The corner taken is durable and a bigger player than the team has had in that role in the past, and now they added a swing tackle heir apparent to Dion.

 

I feel like the drought era would be drafting a RB and a TE early with this roster 

Excellent post.

 

Once the first few posters declared this was an utter  disaster pick, groupthink took over.   Things like long term depth and development needs weren't part of the herd mentality.  Many wouldn't be happy UNLESS every pick was either a NT or WR.

[billsfan89]

3 hours ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

Excellent post.

 

Once the first few posters declared this was an utter  disaster pick, groupthink took over.   Things like long term depth and development needs weren't part of the herd mentality.  Many wouldn't be happy UNLESS every pick was either a NT or WR.

Fans react to who pundits tell them are good picks or bad picks. They also have certain positions locked in their head and diverting from that is a failure. 
 

The draft was solid conceptually hopefully that translates into on field results 

[Kelly No huddle]

"IGB allowed an 18.8 passer rating when targeted in 111 man covg snaps. 

 

It's the lowest rating allowed in the country,  better than Delane..." 👀

 

" 6 receptions allowed for 44 yds in 111 man covg snaps"

 

Zero tds allowed all year....

Edited May 4 by Kelly No huddle

[billsfan89]

1 hour ago, Kelly No huddle said:

"IGB allowed an 18.8 passer rating when targeted in 111 man covg snaps. 

 

It's the lowest rating allowed in the country,  better than Delane..." 👀

 

" 6 receptions allowed for 44 yds in 111 man covg snaps"

 

Zero tds allowed all year....

 

Does this include penalties? Seems like the two knocks on Igo are he's a good but not great athlete and he commits a lot of penalties. I think he's a good enough athlete so that's not gonna prevent him from being a good starter, but he's gonna need to be coached up to really avoid penalties. But if he can clean up the penalties he will be a very good corner.

[Thrivefourfive]

2 hours ago, Kelly No huddle said:

"IGB allowed an 18.8 passer rating when targeted in 111 man covg snaps. 

 

It's the lowest rating allowed in the country,  better than Delane..." 👀

 

" 6 receptions allowed for 44 yds in 111 man covg snaps"

 

Zero tds allowed all year....

Not asking you to do the work, and I know Ohio St plays big boy football, but college stats are strange at times because of the completion. I’d love to know his reputation against his own teammates in practice. Must be good since he started so many games. Oh geez… my mind just wandered into imagining what an unbelievable asset Josh would have in a Jeremiah Smith type. A WR who can flat out get the ball and move with it in his hands. Maybe we drafted IGB to shutdown Smith because we know the Jets are going to draft him! Yeah 

[Kelly No huddle]

3 hours ago, billsfan89 said:

 

Does this include penalties? Seems like the two knocks on Igo are he's a good but not great athlete and he commits a lot of penalties. I think he's a good enough athlete so that's not gonna prevent him from being a good starter, but he's gonna need to be coached up to really avoid penalties. But if he can clean up the penalties he will be a very good corner.

 

The concern is him being overly aggressive and getting flagged. He is going to get some flags... its really the only reason he wasn't a 1st rd pick,  at least imo.

 

Hes also going to erase one side of the field similar to when sneed played press - man in 2023 with kc.

 

Ponds & igb were my favorite cbs and I just didn't think we would get one if them. 

 

Ponds was the best cb in the draft imo

 

 

Igb & bell were my favorite picks

Edited May 5 by Kelly No huddle

[BarleyNY]

In general I don’t mind picks like Bowry. He has the necessary talent to be a good starter in the NFL, but has not put it together. He can be off the team and/or out of the league in 2-3 years or things can click for him and he can take over for Dawkins by then. The odds favor the former, but it’s a reasonable risk/reward. And one way or the other there will be an easy decision down the line. 

[NoSaint]

On 5/4/2026 at 7:00 PM, billsfan89 said:

 

Does this include penalties? Seems like the two knocks on Igo are he's a good but not great athlete and he commits a lot of penalties. I think he's a good enough athlete so that's not gonna prevent him from being a good starter, but he's gonna need to be coached up to really avoid penalties. But if he can clean up the penalties he will be a very good corner.

but last year he wasn’t flagged a lot. It’s an older narrative that he seemed to address very well

[BarleyNY]

35 minutes ago, NoSaint said:

but last year he wasn’t flagged a lot. It’s an older narrative that he seemed to address very well

Buckeye who watches every tOSU game here. Ohio State plays a lot of Cover 3 Match under Patricia. Leonard plays a lot of Cover 3 Match, so the fit is certainly there. While Igbinosun dramatically improved his grabbing from 24 to 25, I think that only made him draftable early day 3. His ceiling is CB2 IMO. Or, more likely, he eventually winds up being the first outside CB off the bench. He does play the run well though. That’s important as we see more condensed formations and more TE usage. There are things lo like with him, but drafting him in the second round really leans hard into him developing a lot more and hitting his ceiling. 

Edit: Remembered a couple more things:

 - He’s been durable. I do not remember him missing any time at tOSU. 

- The team made him wear oven mitts in practice to stop him from grabbing so much. 

Edited Saturday at 02:16 PM by BarleyNY

[Kelly No huddle]

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Edited Sunday at 06:12 PM by Kelly No huddle

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

4 minutes ago, Kelly No huddle said:

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Too many unknowns this year between Edwards replacement, long term decision on Torrence, and is one of the other players ready to step in, so wait till 2027 to decide.  Other option for 2027 is a big pay cut to stay.

[Kelly No huddle]

8 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

Too many unknowns this year between Edwards replacement, long term decision on Torrence, and is one of the other players ready to step in, so wait till 2027 to decide.  Other option for 2027 is a big pay cut to stay.

 

For the record I don't think this will happen,  I agree with you.

 

 

But what if Bowry is just better in camp & Grable/ Lundt/ Clayton look really good?

Edited Sunday at 06:27 PM by Kelly No huddle

[Matt_In_NH]

On 5/4/2026 at 12:26 AM, Mikie2times said:

Give him Dion’s key to the city. 

The Dion's drifting  cars