‘At pick 33, the Bills selected wide receiver Keon Coleman out of Florida State. The team filled their long-term need at safety taking Utah’s Cole Bishop towards the back end of the second round. With their lone pick of the third round, Buffalo grabbed defensive tackle DeWayne Carter from Duke.’
BillsBeat - April 27, 2024
Bills select Florida State WR Keon Coleman with 33rd pick
‘The move is one they hope will fill a void that was created by Gabe Davis leaving for the Jaguars and Stefon Diggs getting traded to the Texans.’
Top 5 things to know about new Bills WR Keon Coleman | 2024 NFL Draft
;Coleman received First-team All-ACC honors for his work as a wide receiver, all-purpose player and special teamer, becoming the first FSU player to win all three first-team awards in the same season.’
Top 5 things to know about new Bills safety Cole Bishop | 2024 NFL Draft
‘Throughout his time at Utah, Bishop consistently improved year-over-year. In his freshman season, Bishop was a Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention where he had 54 tackles. A year later, Bishop was once again a Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention but led the team with 84 tackles, 6 TFL and one INT.’
Top 5 things to know about new Bills DT DeWayne Carter
‘Through five seasons at Duke, Carter developed a reputation for his strong work ethic and ability to contribute impact plays. He was the recipient of the program’s Carmen Falcone Team Most Valuable Player Award and Defensive MVP honor in 2023.’
Bills Day 2 Draft recap | Breaking down the selections of Keon Coleman, Cole Bishop and DeWayne Carter
‘”He’s got a great feel, an instinctual feeling and I think some of that comes from even his basketball background,” Beane said. “Like this guy’s not just a high school basketball player, like he could have played major college hoops. So that shows you his athletic ability, you know we like guys that play multiple sports.”‘
BillsBeat - April 26, 2024
Bills trade down with Chiefs, Panthers to move out of first round of NFL draft
‘First, the Bills sent pick No. 28, as well as selection No. 133 overall in the fourth round and No. 248 in the seventh round, to the Kansas City Chiefs – the Chiefs, of all teams! – for the last pick in the first round, No. 32 overall, as well as a third-round pick, No. 95 overall, and a seventh-round selection, No. 221 overall. Then, instead of making the final pick of the first round, the Bills traded again, sending No. 32 overall and No. 200 overall in the sixth round to the Carolina Panthers for the first pick of the second round, No. 33 overall, as well as No. 141 overall in the fifth round.’
Mark Gaughan: Brandon Beane shows chutzpah in dealing back with Chiefs
‘The surprise, however, was that the Bills allowed the Chiefs to move up to get the player they obviously coveted – Texas’ Xavier Worthy, the fastest receiver in the draft.’
Ryan O'Halloran: NFL decision to move draft around country is genius
‘Detroit officials expect a $160 million economic impact and as many as 300,000 spectators over three days. Lions fans dominated the fan count, but nearly every team was represented.’
Inside the Bills: Grading Brandon Beane's 2021 draft class three years later
‘Three years is a fair amount of time to accurately judge an NFL team’s draft class. Unfortunately for the Buffalo Bills and General Manager Brandon Beane, history is not going to look back very fondly on his 2021 selections.’
Bills trade first-round pick twice and miss out on Xavier Worthy and Xavier Legette
‘Trading down was the opposite tack everyone assumed Beane would be on board with. There was speculation that he might take a big swing to get into the top 10 to pick one of the top three receivers – Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. who went No. 4 to the Cardinals, Malik Nabers of LSU who went to Brian Daboll and the Giants at No. 6, and Washington’s Rome Odunze went No. 9 to the Bears.’
Draft grades: Bills trades are 'head scratcher' and experts rip deal with rival Chiefs
‘Draft analysts were perplexed and Bills fans were frustrated.’
Bills have first pick of 2nd round of NFL Draft: Here's who they should target
‘Two players who several draft analysts graded as late first-round or early second-round picks are Georgia’s Ladd McConkey and Texas’ Adonai Mitchell. Other players considered second-round values are Oregon’s Troy Franklin, Florida State’s Keon Coleman, Western Kentucky’s Malachi Corley, and Michigan’s Roman Wilson.’
When do the Bills draft today? List of Day 2 picks
‘No. 33 (Round 2, Friday). No. 60 (Round 2, Friday). No. 95 (Round 3, Friday).’
Buffalo Bills draft history: The great picks, the finds and the busts
‘During the 1970s, the Bills made history by losing 20 consecutive games to the Miami Dolphins, a futility record that may never be matched. One of the reasons for their struggles against Miami and so many other teams (51-91-2 record for the decade) was their horrible track record on draft day. Of the 12 players they selected in the first round of the 1970s drafts, seven were flat out busts.’