‘Buffalo could continue to improve in the NFL draft thanks to three picks in the first two rounds. There are plenty of prospects who could be contributors as rookies for a contender like the Bills.’
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‘The top-end newcomers have the potential to immediately improve the unit after Beane cut edge rusher Von Miller, chose not to re-sign cornerback Rasul Douglas, and gave up on cornerback Kaiir Elam by trading the 2022 first-round pick to Dallas last month.’
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‘Hairston played with Bills running back Ray Davis, drafted last year, at Kentucky. “Tell Ray Davis I’m moving in,” Hairston said. “…I’m just so happy to be reunited with him. That’s a great teammate and I know that he’s going to be someone that, hey, I can ask a bunch of questions with, and he’s gonna help me out.”‘
Bills trade up to draft 6-foot-7, 331-pound defensive star from Kentucky, Deone Walker
‘He might be a steal, too. The ESPN broadcast shared that Walker would’ve been picked higher if he had come out a year ago.’
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‘”I am a little excited to meet the MVP,” Sanders said.’
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‘Buffalo moved up to pick 109 to select another Kentucky defender, selecting defensive tackle Deone Walker. At 6-foot-7, 330 pounds, Walker is one of the biggest players in this class, and will give the Bills a massive presence on the interior. He had 18 hurries in 2024 and four sacks. His most productive year was in 2023, posting eight sacks and a staggering 39 hurries. The Bills have loaded up on the defensive line in this draft, as Walker marks the third pick spent a defensive lineman.’
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‘The Bills selected Virginia Tech cornerback Dorian Strong in the sixth round of the NFL Draft. Strong is such a prototypical Sean McDermott cornerback. He excels in zone coverage, and is a long 6-foot-1 inches tall. He had seven interceptions in his career with the Hokies, and along with Max Hairston, will bring a sense of talented, youthful cornerbacks into a secondary that really needed these kinds of additions.’
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‘For the Bills to do so, they first have to make it to the season’s final game. And to do that, they first have to run an AFC gauntlet against the likes of Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow.’
Bills select defensive tackle Deone Walker with 109th overall pick in 2025 NFL Draft
‘Across his college career, totaled 132 career tackles, 22 tackles for loss and 10 sacks along with 13 quarterback hurries, six pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.’
Bills select wide receiver Kaden Prather out of Maryland with 240th overall pick
‘Prather finished his collegiate career with 162 catches and 1,966 yards and 12 touchdowns in 48 games. This was split between his time at West Virginia from 2021 to 2022 and Maryland from 2023 to 2024.’
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‘Strong played five seasons at Virginia Tech from 2020-24. He tallied 112 career total tackles, two tackles for loss, seven interceptions, and 28 defended passes. In his senior season at Virginia Tech, Strong started 12 games, recorded a career-high 32 tackles, and added six pass breakups along with two interceptions.’
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‘Hancock played in 42 games in his four-year career at Ohio State. He tallied 98 total tackles, including four tackles for loss, two and a half sacks, three interceptions, 14 defended passes and four forced fumbles.’
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‘Six of Beane’s first seven choices came from the defensive side of the ball, including three cornerbacks, two defensive tackles, and an edge rusher.’
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‘Now this isn’t necessarily a huge surprise, but the focus was all about the defense, with their first five picks on that side of the ball. That included two players the Bills traded up for, with defensive tackles T.J. Sanders in the second round & Deone Walker in the fourth round. In total, the Bills drafted six defensive players, and three offensive players.’
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‘Buffalo added Maryland DT Deone Walker, Ohio State CB Jordan Hancock, Georgia Tech TE Jackson Hawes, Virginia Tech CB Dorian Strong, UConn OT Chase Lundt and Maryland WR Kaden Prather to a 2025 draft class that already included Kentucky CB Maxwell Hairston, South Carolina DT T.J. Sanders, and Arkansas DE Landon Jackson.’