What do we do in Rd 2?

[DapperCam]

5 minutes ago, TheWeatherMan said:

There’s not a starting caliber safety on this roster…yet.  My bet is S/DT/WR in that order and think we could still double dip at DT in this draft.  

Rapp is the only Safety on the roster who would actually start for another team. And he’s a bottom tier starter. We really have a hole there.

 

Forrest - Bishop in terms of potential could be decent based on their physical attributes, but hope is a bad strategy.

[gonzo1105]

12 minutes ago, GASabresIUFan said:

I have been saying this for weeks.   Running through the mock drafts if the Bills didn’t grab a CB in the first, they’d all be taken by the time the Bills draft again at 56.  This draft is deep at Edge and DT, some one good will fall to us at 56 & 62.  
 

My one caveat is that depending on how things fall, I can see the Bills trading back to recover a 3rd rd pick to grab and WR or Safety with a late 3rd.  
 

The deal would look something like 62 and 132 for 65-67 and a pick in the 90’s.  The Giants were my likely target but their trade in the first sent away their pick at 99.  Maybe now Cleveland is the target with 67 and 94.

I could see Edge at 56 since there are a lot of guys left, then either take Royals or trade back to the 3rd to take Ty Robinson who I think is another  Bills DNA type player 

[vtnatefootball11]

Emannwori would be amazing! I'm not about reaching for a safety just for the heck of it but this kid is special. I watched him a lot in college, and I'm a Clemson alumni so I hate South Carolina but this kid would quickly be one of the best players on our defense. Our safety group is WEAK right now. Need at least one gamer back there.

[Fleezoid]

5 hours ago, Donuts and Doritos said:

DT all day!

 

Here's what we currently have at the position:

Ed Oliver

Daquan Jones

Larry Ogunjobi (suspended 6 games)

Dwayne Carter (wasn't great as a rookie)

Zion Logue

 

Thin & uninspiring. For a team that keeps getting bounced bc they O-line has not been good enough, this group is not sufficient. 

 

This is where I'm at. Beane has been focusing on speed on the outside the last few years.  While that's a good thing, they still need more balance. 

 

Next, I'd like to see a WR or even a LB.  Whenever I look ahead to the season, I see Milano out for 6-8 games at various times. Unsustainable. 

[PayDaBill$]

Sanders or Collins DT and Mukuba S in the second.  I’d be happy.

[stlbills13]

Defensive lineman and then I can accept basically any other position but priorities are DL/CB (double dip), safety, WR, or LB

[Ralonzo]

24 minutes ago, GASabresIUFan said:

I have been saying this for weeks.   Running through the mock drafts if the Bills didn’t grab a CB in the first, they’d all be taken by the time the Bills draft again at 56.  This draft is deep at Edge and DT, some one good will fall to us at 56 & 62.  

 

There was one path I came back to a few times and that was taking Scourton at 30, and invariably I'd get one of the asterisk'd CB's Revel or Morrison, or at worst Porter. There weren't that many CB-needy teams after around 45. 

 

24 minutes ago, GASabresIUFan said:

My one caveat is that depending on how things fall, I can see the Bills trading back to recover a 3rd rd pick to grab and WR or Safety with a late 3rd.  
 

The deal would look something like 62 and 132 for 65-67 and a pick in the 90’s.  The Giants were my likely target but their trade in the first sent away their pick at 99.  Maybe now Cleveland is the target with 67 and 94.

 

The 90's is a good spot for a choice of Winston/Bowman/Mukuba/Sanker, if all are acceptable scheme fit on a horizontal board. I still think one or more may be there at 109, how far did Hicks fall last year? For once, let the Bills be the team where the draft comes to them, like it kinda did on Day 1.

[RyanC883]

Hopefully Collins and Royals.  

 

 

[papazoid]

trade up

 

no way all 10 draft picks make the team

[Ralonzo]

16 minutes ago, papazoid said:

trade up

 

no way all 10 draft picks make the team

 

The Bills can easily draft 10 guys who have a legit chance to compete for the 53.

[Orlando Buffalo]

9 hours ago, turbo044 said:

I say:

 

56: Alfred Collins DT TEX - 6'5" 332 - best run stuffer 1T in draft, limited pass rushing skills - if you wanted Grant, you'll like Collins

62: Jalen Royals WR Utah St 6'0 205 pounds with 4.4 speed and solid college numbers.  Here's your deep threat that opens up the underneath throws for others.  If you don't love Royals, Kevin Williams is also an option.

I have no idea who Collins is but if he is like Grant sign me up. And then either a WR of Safety for sure. 

[GASabresIUFan]

36 minutes ago, Ralonzo said:

 

There was one path I came back to a few times and that was taking Scourton at 30, and invariably I'd get one of the asterisk'd CB's Revel or Morrison, or at worst Porter. There weren't that many CB-needy teams after around 45. 

 

 

The 90's is a good spot for a choice of Winston/Bowman/Mukuba/Sanker, if all are acceptable scheme fit on a horizontal board. I still think one or more may be there at 109, how far did Hicks fall last year? For once, let the Bills be the team where the draft comes to them, like it kinda did on Day 1.

I believe Beane will only make 7 picks in this draft.  I see Beane being very aggressive up or down to get the players he wants the rest of the way using the 4 picks from 169 to 206 to ultimately improve the overall level of those 7 picks.  Our remaining needs in no particular order are DT (Jones’ replacement), Edge (Bosa or AJE replacement), Safety (Rapp replacement), TE (fill hole from Morris departure), Deep threat WR, and 1 misc, but probably not a OL.  Maybe a LB, extra CB, a backup QB. 
 

I like the idea of Bowman in the 3rd or early 4th.  I’d like to see Beane grab one of Royals, Felton, Kyle Williams, Thornton or Arian Smith as the deep threat WR.

 

So why only 7?  There aren’t enough roster spots to accommodate 10 draftees.  Right now 52 roster spots are spoken for.  That leaves one open slot, but I have 6 players/slots who I think could lose their jobs on the 52.  QB -White or Trubisky won’t make the team.  LB - Spector, CB - Ingram, Dane Jackson or Codrington won’t make the team.  S - either Cam Lewis or Hamlin won’t make the team.  OL - Green won’t make the team.  TE - Davidson won’t make the team. 

Edited 20 hours ago by GASabresIUFan

[TheBeaneBandit]

I'm all for trading one of the fourths and one of the fifths to move up with one of these second round picks to ensure we land someone solid. Hell I'd even try to move up a little bit with the other second round pick with another fifth and 6th if needed. I want solid starters.

[Logic]

Get me a 1T and Jalen Royals and I'm doing cartwheels like John Belushi.

Would also be fine with them snagging Emmanwori or Watts if they like one of those guys.

 

[Alphadawg7]

2 hours ago, BuffaloFan68 said:

I like this list and will take everyone's word on Alfred Collins for DT

Some of the other players that I also have on my list:

S - Nick Emmanwori - S. Carolina, 21 years old, 6'3" with 4.38 speed

WR - Donte Thornton, JR. TN, 6'5" 205 lbs with 4.3 speed

WR - Jayden Higgins - Iowa St, 6'4" 214 lbs 4.47  40  

CB - Darien Porter - Iowa St, 6'3" 195 lbs 4.3 speed 

Go Bills!!!!!

 

Im a big "go get Thornton" guy...I haven't wanted a day 3 projected prospect like this since I was pounding the drum to take Shakir in his draft.  That being said...we are in a weird spot to get him.  2nd is probably a bit early and 4th is probably too late.  I think he comes off the board probably in the 3rd (although with his elite size and speed earlier wouldn't surprise me), but we don't have a 3rd.  He isn't the kind of guy I would just wait on and pray he slips to 109 if they want him.  They either are going to need to move from 109, back from 62, or just pull the trigger at 62.

 

Now they met with Thornton multiple times and had him in for a private workout.  So its going to come down to how they graded him...is he just a vertical threat (which we need), then 62 is going to be too early still.  If they feel he has untapped potential to be a complete and starting WR with elite vertical traits, then 62 might be where you need to pull the trigger because he probably is coming off the board in the next 10-20 picks.  

 

Obviously we don't know what the Bills (or anyone else) think or see him as in the NFL right now, so he is someone who can go earlier than projected or even slip to the 4th or 5th if teams came out of their evaluations thinking he's just a one trick pony.  If I had to guess right now, I still think the 3rd is probably where he goes, I think he shows potential to be more than a one trick pony personally.  It also would not at all surprise me to see someone take a chance on a 6'5" WR with 4.3 speed and good hands who tracks the ball well at the back end of the 2nd either.  

[T master]

I would like either Collins or Emanwori but I'm not sure either willl be there if Beane sits at the picks he has but it wouldn't surprise me if he went after either of them .

[Ralonzo]

The Drafttek AI is a cool little widget that adjusts projections on the fly as players are selected but the current state is kinda gross  

 

https://www.drafttek.com/2025-NFL-Mock-Draft/2025LiveDraft.asp

 

Editing for my preferred option instead:

 

56: EDGE Landon Jackson, Arkansas (DT TJ Sanders, SCar)

62: DT Joshua Farmer, Criminoles (EDGE Oluwafemi Oladejo, UCLA)

109: DT Jordan Phillips, Maryland (WR Tory Horton, Colorado State)

132: RB Devin Neal, Kansas (S Billy Bowman Jr, Texas)

169: OT Hollin Pierce, Rutgers (LB Collin Oliver, Oklahoma State)

170: WR Isaiah Bond, Texas (DT Zeek Biggers, Georgia State)

173: C Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State (G Bryce Cabeldue, Kansas State)

177: WR Xavier Restrepo, Miami (EDGE Sai'vion Jones, LSU)

206: P James Burnip, Alabama (RB Trevor Etienne, Georgia)

 

Edited 20 hours ago by Ralonzo

[Turbo44]

2 minutes ago, Logic said:

Get me a 1T and Jalen Royals and I'm doing cartwheels like John Belushi.

Would also be fine with them snagging Emmanwori or Watts if they like one of those guys.

 

Yep and move up form 56 and 62 for each of needed

[billsbackto81]

9 hours ago, turbo044 said:

I say:

 

56: Alfred Collins DT TEX - 6'5" 332 - best run stuffer 1T in draft, limited pass rushing skills - if you wanted Grant, you'll like Collins

62: Jalen Royals WR Utah St 6'0 205 pounds with 4.4 speed and solid college numbers.  Here's your deep threat that opens up the underneath throws for others.  If you don't love Royals, Kevin Williams is also an option.

Outstanding choices

[Logic]

9 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

 

Im a big "go get Thornton" guy...I haven't wanted a day 3 projected prospect like this since I was pounding the drum to take Shakir in his draft.  That being said...we are in a weird spot to get him.  2nd is probably a bit early and 4th is probably too late.  I think he comes off the board probably in the 3rd (although with his elite size and speed earlier wouldn't surprise me), but we don't have a 3rd.  He isn't the kind of guy I would just wait on and pray he slips to 109 if they want him.  They either are going to need to move from 109, back from 62, or just pull the trigger at 62.

 

Now they met with Thornton multiple times and had him in for a private workout.  So its going to come down to how they graded him...is he just a vertical threat (which we need), then 62 is going to be too early still.  If they feel he has untapped potential to be a complete and starting WR with elite vertical traits, then 62 might be where you need to pull the trigger because he probably is coming off the board in the next 10-20 picks.  

 

Obviously we don't know what the Bills (or anyone else) think or see him as in the NFL right now, so he is someone who can go earlier than projected or even slip to the 4th or 5th if teams came out of their evaluations thinking he's just a one trick pony.  If I had to guess right now, I still think the 3rd is probably where he goes, I think he shows potential to be more than a one trick pony personally.  It also would not at all surprise me to see someone take a chance on a 6'5" WR with 4.3 speed and good hands who tracks the ball well at the back end of the 2nd either.  

For what it's worth, and with the caveat that experts are often wrong at this time of year...

Dane Brugler, who does one of the most thorough draft guides out there and really works hard evaluating prospects all year long (his guide "The Beast" on The Athletic is one of the best draft guides in existence) has Thornton listed as a round 5-6 guy.