Two Bills Drive

‘We’ll learn in time if the Bills made proper use of those draft resources. Will Maxwell Hairston become an immediate impact starter at cornerback? Will T.J. Sanders provide the interior pass rush teams so badly covet? Will Landon Jackson be a contributor to the defensive line rotation as a rookie edge rusher?’

‘“He’s the kind of kid who wants to take the last shot in basketball,” said Bellamy, now the receivers coach at Michigan. “In football, it’s, ‘Put me on the best guy.’ In track, he said, ‘I want to run the anchor (leg).’ He’s always been the guy who says, ‘Put the burden on my shoulders, I want to compete.’”’

‘He didn’t start playing football until his junior year at Marion (S.C.) High School. Basketball was his main sport, and he was good at it, earning all-state honors his junior year after averaging 18 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks per game.’

‘The Bills traded up to take Walker with the Chicago Bears, acquiring pick No. 109 from Chicago in exchange for picks 132 and 169. Pick 109 previously belonged to the Bills, who traded it with Chicago on Friday.’

‘Hancock, 21, is a 6-foot-0, 195-pounder who played in 42 career games during his four-year career at Ohio State. He was a member of the Buckeyes’ 2025 national championship team, and finished his career with 98 tackles, four tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three interceptions and four passes defensed. He played 16 games and made 48 tackles and eight passes defensed in 2024.’

‘Hawes, 6-foot-4 and 253 pounds, spent five seasons in the Ivy League at Yale University before transferring for his final year to Georgia Tech. One of those years at Yale was the 2020 Covid season in which no football was played.’

‘Strong, 23, said he had dinner with Bills cornerbacks coach Jahmile Addae on March 26; the next day, at Virginia Tech’s Pro Day, Strong checked in at 6-foot, 6/8 inches and 186 pounds. He stood on his scouting combine 40-yard dash time of 4.50 seconds.’

‘Lundt (6-foot-7, 304 pounds) turns 25 in June, and he is well versed in the game with 49 career starts. He missed just one game during his college career. Lundt played right tackle, but he said Saturday that he’s comfortable if asked to play left as well.’

‘General manager Brandon Beane said that Prather made a strong impression on Bills quarterback coach Ronald Curry, with Prather’s work ethic standing out in particular. Beane anticipated that Prather could carve out a role on the Bills via special teams.’