{"id":228468,"date":"2025-04-16T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=228468"},"modified":"2025-04-15T19:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T23:37:57","slug":"bills-2025-nfl-draft-ranking-buffalo-possible-first-round-pick-selection-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/04\/16\/bills-2025-nfl-draft-ranking-buffalo-possible-first-round-pick-selection-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills 2025 Draft: Ranking Buffalo’s Possible 1st Round Pick Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane sits in an enviable position ahead of the 2025 NFL draft. He oversees one of the league’s most talented rosters<\/a>, led by MVP quarterback Josh Allen<\/a>, and he owns 10 picks to use as trade ammunition. It’s a group of selections<\/a> starting with No. 30 overall in the first round.<\/p>\n

Beane confirmed the Bills will probably do some wheeling and dealing during the draft, which kicks off April 24. Whether that’ll include using the franchise’s pick in the opening round as trade bait is less certain.<\/p>\n

“I do like the ammo that we’re going into the draft with,” Beane told reporters<\/a>. “We’re going to try and play the board, and move up and back where we think that makes the most sense.”<\/p>\n

As a result, there are a wide range of possible directions the Bills’ 2025 draft could go. The front office’s decision on how to handle the first round will have a trickle-down effect on the rest of the proceedings.<\/p>\n

Bills 2025 Draft: Ranking Most Likely First-Round Outcomes<\/h2>\n

1. Draft Cornerback<\/h3>\n

The Bills’ No. 2 cornerback spot is the starting lineup’s most obvious weakness. Christian Benford<\/a>, who continues to emerge as one of the NFL’s best corners, will handle one perimeter role and Taron Johnson will once again lock down the slot.<\/p>\n

For now, Dane Jackson is tentatively penciled in as a starter, but that’s almost guaranteed to change. Buffalo will either take a corner early in the draft they believe can play right away or it’ll dip back into the free-agent market for a more proven veteran on a one-year contract.<\/p>\n

Options if the Bills decide to fill the void at No. 30 include Kentucky’s Maxwell Hairston<\/a>, East Carolina’s Shavon Revel Jr. and Ole Miss’ Trey Amos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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#Kentucky<\/a> CB Maxwell Hairston is making a pre-draft visit with the #Bills<\/a>, per his Instagram.#BillsMafia<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/7JZV2fDDBH<\/a><\/p>\n

— Ryan Talbot (@RyanTalbotBills) April 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n