‘Kincaid just told his family and friends he was the newest member of the Bills and he had no draft hat to put on. The gentleman behind him couldn’t find it. After a stressful few moments, he finally located the Bills cap in the final pile – crisis averted.’
BillsBeat - April 29, 2023
Cowboys’ Jerry Jones on if the team wanted Dalton Kincaid, the TE Buffalo Bills leapfrogged Dallas to land
‘Jones avoided giving a straight answer and said that he got in trouble for revealing too much last season.’
Bills select OG O’Cyrus Torrence at No. 59 in second round
‘“I feel like it was very important for not only to show people that I could play in the SEC, but also just for me as a player to prove to myself how good I feel like I am, I believe I am,” said Torrence of his move from the Sun Belt Conference to a Power Five conference. “Just being able to go in the SEC and dominate and be able to be as good of a player as I was kind of proved that and showed that my ceiling is higher than I originally thought.”’
Bills select Tulane LB Dorian Williams at No. 91 in third round
‘In his final season at Tulane, the Bills new LB recorded 131 total tackles, including 8.5 for a loss, and two forced fumbles in 14 games played. Williams recorded eight pass breakups and two interceptions in coverage. He totaled 22 total pressures, including nine QB hurries, four QB hits and five sacks as a pass rusher last season.’
Bills GM Beane discusses decision to trade up and select TE Kincaid at No. 25
‘“Not really. It was more how we saw Dalton and that he, you know, we knew it was going down to maybe there is a receiver there left, maybe he is there left,” said the Bills GM. “We weren’t sure. You ask me five picks before we picked, I still would have told you we were going to trade down. I thought he was going to get taken. I called the Giants and they talked about and then they let me know they were going to trade up, so as soon as I heard that, I called Jacksonville. Right away, they weren’t sure, they waited until they got on the clock, talked it through and got it done.”’
Bills continue to beef up interior line by taking O'Cyrus Torrence, add depth at linebacker
‘“Size matters up in there when you’re facing some of those guys,” Bills general manager Brandon Beane said, “and we’ve got some really good D-tackles in this division so having a guy who can anchor versus power, that’s probably what he does best. And he’s got length to get on guys and hold them off. You’re not going to see people running down his cylinder.”’
First-round pick Dalton Kincaid ends long Bills search for pass-catching tight end
‘“I think it’s just the versatility again, lining up inline, flex, in the wing, in the slot,” Kincaid said in his first meeting with the Buffalo media. “I feel like it is difficult to gameplan and just for teams to, at least in college, struggling to figure out what personnel to match up, who to put on who so I feel like it just provides some attention for teams that they really got to focus on and it can take away from some other players.”’
Saturday's O'Cyrus Torrence Coverage
Pros and cons of Buffalo Bills taking Florida football’s O’Cyrus Torrence in 2023 NFL Draft (Gainesville Sun)
Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Saturday's Dorian Williams Coverage
Tulane’s Tyjae Spears, Dorian Williams go in third round of NFL draft (New Orleans Times Picayune)
Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Bills Take Florida Guard O'Cyrus Torrence 59th In NFL Draft
‘Torrence is listed at 6-foot-5 and 330 pounds and noted for never giving up a sack during his four-year college career. He spent his first three seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette before transferring to Florida for his senior year, when Torrence earned first-team All-America and All-SEC honors in 11 starts at right guard.’
Why Bills jumped Cowboys to snag Utah TE Dalton Kincaid in first round
‘”Us trading up tells you how we valued him,” Beane said Thursday night after the team’s first-round selection. “We had a good feeling that Dallas would take him, and we just really liked him and just felt he would be a great fit in our offense.”‘
Bills select guard O'Cyrus Torrence with 59th pick in 2023 NFL Draft
‘Torrence falls to the Bills in the latter half of the second round with the 59th overall selection in the draft. This after Torrence was projected by many to go off the board as a first-round selection.’
Buffalo drafts linebacker Dorian Williams with 91st pick in 2023 NFL Draft
‘The 21-year-old linebacker was a huge piece of a Green Wave defense that helped turn the program around as a senior, picking up 132 total tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, seven passes defended, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. Tulane went from a 2-10 program to a 12-2 record in 2022, as well as a win in the Cotton Bowl over USC.’
Opinion: Bills continue theme of protecting Allen with addition of Torrence
‘The 6-foot-5, 330-pound, Greensburg, Louisiana native did not allow a single sack in college football, playing three years at Louisiana before transferring to Florida and starting 11 games in 2022 for the Gators. That’s even more impressive considering he faced some of the nation’s top defensive linemen while playing for the Gators in the SEC.’
Opinion: Capaccio: Williams pick similar to Bernard a year ago
‘Plenty of fans are wondering why the team doubled-up on the same position and size of player in the same round two years in a row.’