Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane is navigating a wild offseason, and his moves will impact any mock draft. A busy free-agent period was sullied by suspensions to a pair of new additions, defensive linemen Michael Hoecht and Larry Ogunjobi, and the unsettled James Cook contract situation leaves a key question mark offensively.
It creates a delicate balance as the Bills front office prepares for the draft, which is scheduled to begin April 24 at Lambeau Field. Luckily for Beane, he owns 10 picks. That gives him the ammo to either select a lot of depth pieces or trade up to target an extra-impact prospect in the early rounds.
This is our third attempt at a Bills mock draft this offseason. Here are the previous iterations:
- 2025 Bills Mock Draft v1.0 (Feb. 10)
- 2025 Bills Mock Draft v2.0 (March 7)
Buffalo is in the middle of its championship window thanks to the presence of MVP quarterback Josh Allen. Given the uncertainty in multiple areas of the roster, however, the Bills likely need a strong draft to seriously contend for the franchise’s first Super Bowl title next season.
Bills Mock Draft: 2025 Buffalo Pick Projections (v3.0)
Round 1 (No. 30): Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan
It’s highly unlikely this mock selection will change before the draft. Grant is a perfect fit for what the Bills need defensively. His size (6’4”, 331 pounds) and power are the perfect complements to the smaller, more agile Ed Oliver in the middle of Buffalo’s line. Finding a way to generate more consistency out of Oliver is a major key to the team’s success. This would help in that quest.
Kenneth Grant is a MENACE at the center of a defense.
He constantly draws double teams but has still managed 8 sacks, 50 pressures, and 39 run stops in the last two seasons.
He’s all of 6’3, 342lbs and is an INCREDIBLE athlete at that size. Could end up a top 10 pick. pic.twitter.com/ugjrmahM6Z
— NFL Draft Files (@NFL_DF) January 31, 2025
Round 2 (No. 56): Trey Amos, CB, Ole Miss
The Bills locked down No. 1 cornerback Christian Benford with a new extension and still feature one of the NFL’s best slot corners in Taron Johnson. The other perimeter starting spot is the roster’s single biggest need at this stage, though. Amos can be a Day 1 starter. He posted 50 total tackles, 13 passes defended and three interceptions for the Rebels in 2024.
Round 2 (No. 62): Bradyn Swinson, EDGE, LSU
Buffalo won’t have Hoecht on the edge for the first six games and it’ll likely try to limit Joey Bosa’s snaps, at least until the latter stages of the campaign. Swinson, who recorded 8.5 sacks in his final college season, can help provide depth behind Greg Rousseau and A.J. Epenesa.
Round 4 (No. 109): Dont’e Thornton, WR, Tennessee
Thornton ran the second-fastest 40-yard dash (4.30 seconds) among wide receivers at the NFL Scouting Combine. That type of vertical threat has been lacking in the Bills offense over the past few years. He wouldn’t play a ton of snaps initially, but that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t make an important impact.
If you were one-play scouting Tennessee WR Dont’e Thornton, this would be the play.
6-foot-5
205 pounds
4.30 40— Steve Palazzolo (@StevePalazzolo_) March 26, 2025
Round 4 (No. 132): Bhayshul Tuten, RB, Virginia Tech
Buffalo would prefer to not to use a middle-round pick on a running back, but it may have no choice if the Cook situation remains unresolved. Tuten is a high-upside playmaker who’d compete with Ray Davis for the starting role if Cooks holds out. Otherwise, he’d be a depth piece until Cook likely hits free agency next year.
Round 5 (No. 169): Connor Colby, OG, Iowa
The Bills are set at tackle with Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown. The middle of the offensive line is less settled, especially in the long-term view. Colby has plenty of experience at both guard positions and could be ready to step in if either David Edwards or O’Cyrus Torrence falters during the 2025 season.
Round 5 (No. 170): Teddye Buchanan, LB, California
Matt Milano has dealt with countless injuries across eight NFL seasons. When he returned from his latest setback (a torn bicep) in November, he no longer looked like the dominant sideline-to-sideline linebacker he was in his prime. Buchanan is a developmental prospect with an eye toward 2026 when Milano will be a free agent.
Teddye Buchanan is a LB prospect in the 2025 draft class. He scored an unofficial 9.57 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 125 out of 2893 LB from 1987 to 2025.
Splits proected, Times unofficial.https://t.co/2ElGpAkzbN pic.twitter.com/xhYffgZv76
— RAS.football (@MathBomb) February 28, 2025
Round 5 (No. 173): Zach Frazier, CB, UTSA
The Bills need to restock the cupboards at cornerback. Beane has had success finding corners later in the draft, most notably Benford in the 2022 sixth round. Frazier would make his first impact on special teams but has the potential to join the starting defense in 2026 or 2027.
Round 6 (No. 177): Hunter Wohler, S, Wisconsin
Buffalo’s safety need has dropped down the list of priorities, but it’s not gone completely. Wohler took a step back for the Badgers in 2024 after his monster 2023 campaign—120 total tackles, six passes defended and two interceptions—which caused his draft stock to slide a bit. That said, he’s certainly worth a flier this late stage of the draft.
Now that our draft scores are being finalized, some players are standing out as being completely different from the Consensus.
First is Wisconsin Safety Hunter Wohler
Consensus: 200
Our Score: 82.3 (First Round)22 years old
6'2", 213 lbs.
Athleticism: 92nd percentile… pic.twitter.com/go1Vlf9AvY— Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) March 29, 2025
Round 6 (No. 206): Kurtis Rourke, QB, Indiana
The Bills should start drafting a quarterback late in every draft until one sticks. They need to develop a long-term backup for Allen rather than overpaying for a veteran reserve. Rourke ranked third among college quarterbacks in ESPN’s Total QBR (85.7) last season.
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