‘The Bills packaged both second-round picks — Nos. 56 and 62 overall — and a Day 3 pick to move up in the second round to take South Carolina defensive tackle T.J. Sanders at No. 41.’
BillsBeat - April 26, 2025
Emotional Maxwell Hairston embraces NFL dream with family in Buffalo
‘”I’m so excited man,” Hairston tells McDermott, “I’m ready to get to work.”‘
Carucci Take 2: With second-round pick, Buffalo Bills stay true to D-tackle profile
‘In selecting Sanders after trading up 15 spots in the second round Friday night (41st overall) – while also picking up a third-round choice that they used on former Arkansas defensive end Landon Jackson – the Bills pretty much stuck to their profile for a defensive tackle. They want a player who offers more speed and athleticism than sheer strength and power.’
Tommy's wish granted to announce Buffalo Bills' Round 1 draft pick
‘His mom, Susan, told Channel 2’s Claudine Ewing that her son “studies football and all sports, so this just was a really perfect wish for him. He wanted something that the whole family could be a part of, he wanted something that was meaningful to him and special, and something that only Make-A-Wish in the NFL could do for him. I think he succeeded beautifully. He was just incredibly excited for yesterday and I think he just really crushed it.”‘
'There's a lot of excitement upstairs' | GM Brandon Beane refortifies Bills' D-line on day two of 2025 NFL Draft
‘”Any rush (player is valuable), but an inside rush, just looking at our board, we had a really good grade on him and just felt like he wasn’t going to get to us,” said Beane. “So, we were just checking around and trying to find a spot. And we liked that one (Pick 41) in the sense that we could not go too far to keep us from getting this third (round pick).”‘
'When I get on the field, I really turn into Mad Max' | 5 things to know about Bills first round CB Maxwell Hairston
‘Hairston made headlines in February when he ran the fastest 40 time at the NFL Scouting Combine. The CB recorded a 4.28 40-yard dash. Bills general manager Brandon Beane said his speed shows up on tape, and it’s one of the reasons why they couldn’t pass on him at No. 30.’
Buffalo Bills to debut new uniform combo in 2025 as part of NFL x Nike Rivalries Program
‘Each participating team will wear a unique Rivalries uniform with designs rooted extensively in local community insights during a single home game against a division rival. The designs have been brought to life by pulling inspiration from the history of each market and the aspects of the community that only that team’s city embodies.’
BillsBeat - April 25, 2025
How and why the Bills added serious speed by selecting Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston in NFL draft
‘“He’s got ball skills. There are guys that have speed, but they don’t track it well or they just can’t make the play. He’s got that,” Bills general manager Brandon Beane said. “His thing he’ll have to watch on – he anticipates. Sometimes those guys that anticipate, they get double-moved. … Everybody’s got holes in their game, right? Nothing’s perfect, but he loves to make plays on the ball.”‘
5 things to know about new Bills cornerback Maxwell Hairston
‘He’s a burner. Hairston ran a 4.28-second 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine – the fastest clocked time of every prospect in attendance. A two-year starter at Kentucky, Hairston led the Southeastern Conference with five interceptions in 2023 and tied the school record with three career pick-sixes.’
Mark Gaughan: It's hard to argue with Bills adding elite speed at cornerback
‘It fills the biggest obvious need on the team.’
Ryan O'Halloran: Jaguars' move up for Travis Hunter saves otherwise boring first round
‘This year’s breakdown: 15 offense, 16 defense and one two-way player.’
Ryan O'Halloran: Quarterbacks should make 2026 draft more spicy than this year
‘Texas’ Arch Manning is already projected to be the first overall pick. Manning, the grandson of Archie and nephew of Peyton and Eli, could be the fourth member of the family to be drafted first overall. The other passers could be LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier (who would have been a first-round pick this year), Penn State’s Drew Allar (same), Clemson’s Cade Klubnik, Miami’s Carson Beck and Arizona State’s Sam Leavitt. Allar, Klubnik and Leavitt played in last year’s College Football Playoff.’
Waiting on 2025 draft grades for the Bills? Take a look at Brandon Beane's 2022 class, 3 years later
‘First round, 23rd overall CB Kaiir Elam, Florida. Grade: D.’
Buffalo Bills pick Dorian Strong in 2025 NFL draft: Scouting the CB
‘The strategy at cornerback is clearly to bring in as many candidates as possible and may the best man win. Now, Strong won’t have much of a chance staring up at first-round pick Max Hairston and veteran free agents Tre’Davious White and Dane Jackson, but his goal should be to at least get on the practice squad and spend the season there, then compete for a roster spot in 2026 when White and Jackson will probably be gone.’
Bills grab speedy CB who has 'penchant for big-time plays' in first round of NFL Draft
‘And he liked Hairston the best, even though there were other intriguing options including Mississippi’s Trey Amos, a player who was projected in the same range as Hairston as a late first-rounder, but also, Will Johnson of Michigan whose injury struggles sent him tumbling from a top 15 pick right out of the first round.’