The Buffalo Bills completed a very busy draft about 2 weeks ago, and there has been a mixed bag of thoughts on their approach, as they traded back in the first round twice and to the top of the 2nd round, allowing Kansas City and Carolina to grab receivers we know the Bills were interested in.
Round 2, Pick 33: WR Keon Coleman – Florida State
The Bills moved back with KC who took Xavier Worthy, and Carolina who took Xavier Legette. The Bills moved back to the top of the 2nd round to go get Keon Coleman. A receiver who Josh Allen reportedly wanted throughout the draft process. Coleman is a receiver who can go up and get it with the best of them, some look at him as a replacement for Gabe Davis, I think this is a pick that says the Bills want more balance in their offense. As Coleman will be alongside a WR room that includes Curtis Samuel, and Khalil Shakir among others, and still another top target in 2nd year TE Dalton Kincaid. Overall I like the Coleman pick, he’s been working out with guys like Ja’Marr Chase which is very fun to see.
Round 2, Pick 60, S Cole Bishop – Utah
The Bills got a guy at 60 that they probably didn’t expect to be there, Bishop is one of the better safety’s in this draft class, and Bishop could help be apart of this transition of the Bills secondary. Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer have been a stable at the safety position in Buffalo for years, and Bishop is a guy who can step right in and replace that production, and we know how well Sean McDermott does with defensive backs. Poyer, Hyde, Christian Benford, Taron Johnson are a few recent examples.
Round 3, Pick 95: DT DeWayne Carter – Duke
The Bills acquired this pick from Kansas City when they traded back, and they are getting a dynamic player in Carter. The Duke product is a near perfect fit for the Bills defensive line alongside Ed Oliver and DaQuan Jones, Carter may be able to thrive in playing alongside such dynamic players as he develops into one himself. Carter does a great job at exploding off the line and creating pressure, if he is able to continue that in the NFL, it will make opposing quarterbacks lives that much harder when playing against Buffalo.
Round 4, Pick 128, RB Ray Davis – Kentucky
Davis is an interesting pick. We know the Bills had a revolving door at the RB2 spot last year. Starting with Damien Harris who got injured then retired, Latavius Murray who started strong but grew ineffective as the season went on, and they found a temporary solution in Ty Johnson towards the end of the season, Davis could provide a more stable option for some of those different looks. He’s a very twitchy runner, similarly to how Devin Singletary was when he came out, and similar sizes. Davis had over 1,000 rushing yards and 21 total touchdowns, he could definitely be a consistent guy for the Bills in that spot and help give them a boost.
Round 5, Pick 141: C Sedrick Van Pran-Granger – Georgia
This may be the best value pick the Bills made during the draft, Van Pran-Grannger is a two-time national champion at Georgia, and he may win the starting job as the Bills center. Last year we saw O’Cyrus Torrence come in as a second round pick and win the starting job at the right guard spot. Van-Pran Granger is very boom or bust up front. He is either completely stuffing his defender and not letting any pressure get through, or he’s losing badly and giving up pressure or a sack. He’s a raw prospect as most offensive linemen at this point in the draft are, but Van-Pran Granger has the makings of likely a very good NFL center, as soon as this season.
Round 5, Pick 160: LB Edefuan Ulofoshio – Washington
Ulofoshino is an interesting pick by the Bills, with the nagging injuries of Matt Milano, and the departure of Tyrel Dodson, the Bills needed more depth. They’ve drafted LBs in each of the last few drafts in later rounds, Dorian Williams last year and Terell Bernard the year before. Ulofoshino is particularly a good fit because he stated after being drafted that Washington’s defensive scheme was very similar to the Bills, which provided a natural fit.
Round 5, Pick 168: EDGE Javon Solomon – Troy
Solomon is probably the steal of the Bills draft class, he was a dynamic pass rusher at Troy and he can be that for the Bills. They have used lots of draft and monetary capital on edge rushers recently but haven’t gotten the exact results they’d hoped. Drafting guys like Greg Rousseau, AJ Epenesa and Boogie Basham, and signing Von Miller. Solomon could be a guy that breaks out playing on a potent defensive line
Round 6, Pick 204 OT Tylan Grable – UCF
Grable is one of these guys that you see that just scream the type of lineman that the Bills and OL coach Aaron Kromer want to mold. Grable stands at 6’6 306 pounds, and with the free agency of Spencer Brown looking, Grable could step into a predominant role in 2025 after sitting and developing for a year, I think this is a homerun potential type of pick, the Bills have been a lot better of late getting later offensive linemen.
Round 6, Pick 219: CB Daequan Hardy – Penn State
Hardy is a guy who projects as being mainly a nickel corner in the NFL, and luckily for the Bills, those types of players excel in the Bills system. They have arguably the best nickel in football in Taron Johnson, Hardy could be deployed in a similar fashion, he could end up playing a role similar to what Cam Lewis plays over the last few years. Mainly a special teams type of player but he will definitely get his fair share of snaps on defense. and I think the Bills could get similar value though in less playing time.
Round 7, Pick 221: OT Travis Clayton – International
Clayton was selected as apart of the NFL’s International outreach program, and Travis Clayton was a star in Rugby in the UK. Clayton could potentially end up being a pretty good offensive linemen, as his combination of size and athleticism will definitely benefit him if given time to develop. Interestingly, he has never played American Football, and stated that due to his and others experiences in different sports, that bringing those skills together with the NFL game is something a lot of international athletes plan to do in the future.
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