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Buffalo Bills 2026 NFL Draft Class
Every Bills selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, the needs they entered the weekend with, and the trades that reshaped their board.
The class
Buffalo Bills made 10 selections in the 2026 draft, opening with T.J. Parker, a edge rusher out of Clemson, at No. 35 overall.
The class skewed toward cornerback, where they used 2 picks. In total they drafted 8 different positions.
Going into the weekend our board had their priority needs listed as Edge Rusher, Safety, Linebacker, Interior Offensive Line, Wide Receiver, Cornerback, Defensive Tackle. They addressed 7 of their 7 pre-draft needs directly: Edge Rusher, Safety, Linebacker, Interior Offensive Line, Wide Receiver, Cornerback, Defensive Tackle.
Their best value relative to the consensus board was Ar'Maj Reed-Adams at No. 241, 65 slots later than the industry board had him ranked (176).
| # | Player | Pos | School | Board Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 (R2) | T.J. Parker | EDGE | Clemson | 33 |
| 62 (R2) | Davison Igbinosun | CB | Ohio State | 74 |
| 102 (R4) | Jude Bowry | OT | Boston College | 111 |
| 125 (R4) | Skyler Bell | WR | Connecticut | 83 |
| 126 (R4) | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | LB | TCU | 179 |
| 167 (R5) | Jalon Kilgore | S | South Carolina | 103 |
| 181 (R5) | Zane Durant | DT | Penn State | 156 |
| 220 (R7) | Toriano Pride Jr. | CB | Missouri | 258 |
| 239 (R7) | Tommy Doman Jr. | - | - | - |
| 241 (R7) | Ar'Maj Reed-Adams | IOL | Texas A&M | 176 |
Draft capital
Bills draft capital broke down as 0 Day 1 picks, 2 on Day 2 and 8 on Day 3. 1 of those were compensatory selections, awarded for free-agency losses in the prior cycle. 9 were slots they did not own when the weekend began, acquired by trade. Entering Day 2 without a first-round pick changes the arithmetic considerably: a team in that position is buying volume rather than a single premium outcome.
Pick by pick
Every Bills selection, with where it landed against our consensus board and against their own pre-draft needs list.
- Round 2, No. 35: Bills took T.J. Parker on Day 2, within 2 slots of his board ranking of 33. It was their single highest-priority need going in.
- Round 2, No. 62: Bills took Davison Igbinosun on Day 2, within 12 slots of his board ranking of 74.
- Round 4, No. 102: Bills took Jude Bowry on Day 3, within 9 slots of his board ranking of 111. Offensive Tackle was not on their priority needs list, a best-player-available call.
- Round 4, No. 125: Bills took Skyler Bell on Day 3, a board-rank 83 player who waited 42 slots past his board ranking to get there.
- Round 4, No. 126: Bills moved on Kaleb Elarms-Orr on Day 3, paying 53 slots of premium rather than risk the wait. Linebacker was their No. 3 listed need.
- Round 5, No. 167: Bills took Jalon Kilgore on Day 3, a board-rank 103 player whom the rest of the league passed on across 64 slots of board value. Safety was their No. 2 listed need.
- Round 5, No. 181: Bills took Zane Durant on Day 3, a board-rank 156 player who waited 25 slots past his board ranking to get there.
- Round 7, No. 220: Bills used the pick on Toriano Pride Jr., ranked 258, the sort of dart every team throws on Saturday afternoon.
- Round 7, No. 239: Bills took Tommy Doman Jr. on Day 3, a player who sat outside our ranked board.
- Round 7, No. 241: Bills took Ar'Maj Reed-Adams on Day 3, a board-rank 176 player who waited 65 slots past his board ranking to get there.
Pre-draft needs
Our needs assessment for the Bills going into the 2026 draft, ordered by priority. This is the list the class above is measured against.
Draft-day trades
- With Houston Texans: sent No. 26 (R1), No. 91 (R3); received No. 28 (R1), No. 69 (R3), No. 167 (R5).
- With New England Patriots: sent No. 28 (R1); received No. 125 (R4).
- With Tennessee Titans: sent No. 31 (R1), No. 66 (R3), No. 101 (R4); received No. 69 (R3), No. 165 (R5).
- With Denver Broncos: sent No. 66 (R3), No. 182 (R6); received No. 62 (R2).
- With Las Vegas Raiders: sent No. 101 (R4); received No. 102 (R4).
- With Detroit Lions: sent No. 168 (R5); received No. 181 (R5), No. 213 (R6).
- With Chicago Bears: sent No. 213 (R6); received No. 239 (R7), No. 241 (R7).
Related
- Round 2 results: every other pick made around the Bills' first selection.
- Position rankings for the groups they drafted: Edge Rusher, Cornerback, Offensive Tackle, Wide Receiver, Linebacker, Safety, Defensive Tackle, Interior Offensive Line.
- The 2026 consensus big board: where every one of these players ranked before the draft.
- Every trade from the 2026 draft: the full ledger, including the Bills' moves.
- Steals and reaches: which picks diverged most from the board, and what that gap means.
- The draft by the numbers: positional supply, school production and how draft capital was distributed.
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