{"id":228728,"date":"2025-04-18T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=228728"},"modified":"2025-04-17T22:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T02:03:12","slug":"nfl-rumors-buffalo-bills-new-york-giants-first-round-2025-draft-pick-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/04\/18\/nfl-rumors-buffalo-bills-new-york-giants-first-round-2025-draft-pick-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Rumors: Bills, Giants Linked to 1st-Round Draft Pick Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trade rumors are starting to heat up ahead of the 2025 NFL draft, which gets underway April 24. The Buffalo Bills and New York Giants are among the latest teams linked to a possible blockbuster deal that could include a first-round pick.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6284760\/2025\/04\/17\/bills-nfl-draft-mailbag-james-cook-safeties\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Buscaglia<\/a> of <em>The Athletic<\/em> reported Thursday that the Bills and Giants could be a situation to &#8220;keep an eye on.&#8221; Buscaglia noted New York&#8217;s need for a quarterback of the future makes the G-Men a potential trade partner if Buffalo looks to move back from the No. 30 overall selection.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The close relationship between [Bills general manager Brandon] Beane and Giants GM Joe Schoen could come into the picture here,&#8221; Buscaglia wrote. Schoen worked as Beane&#8217;s assistant in Buffalo from 2017 through 2021.<\/p>\n<p>A lot will likely depend on which defensive prospects\u2014most notably the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/04\/16\/bills-2025-nfl-draft-ranking-buffalo-possible-first-round-pick-selection-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">cornerbacks and defensive tackles<\/a>\u2014are still available when the Bills are on the clock.<\/p>\n<h2>Bills, Giants Trade Rumors: Possible 2025 NFL Draft Deal<\/h2>\n<h3>Buffalo&#8217;s Trade Perspective<\/h3>\n<p>The Bills are in a tricky spot leading up to the draft. Michigan defensive tackle <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/06\/kenneth-grant-2025-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Kenneth Grant<\/a> is the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/04\/01\/bills-mock-draft-2025-nfl-full-buffalo-pick-projections-kenneth-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">best fit in the class<\/a>, but his stock has been climbing in recent weeks, and it&#8217;s looking unlikely he&#8217;ll still be available at No. 30. He went No. 16 to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cardinals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> in our <em>Last Word on Sports<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/27\/2025-nfl-first-round-mock-draft-32-picks-from-the-last-word-on-pro-football-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">writers&#8217; mock draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If Grant isn&#8217;t available, the obvious route for Buffalo would be to take<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/04\/07\/2025-bills-mock-draft-roundup-latest-buffalo-pick-projections-nfl-predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">\u00a0a cornerback<\/a>. There are a lot of corners on the first-round fringe, though. Getting the most bang for the buck would likely equate to trading down and stockpiling an extra pick or two before taking a corner in the early-to-mid second round.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Christian Benford needs some help in the secondary and the Bills did not address this in Free Agency. <\/p>\n<p>Cornerback in the first 2 rounds feels almost inevitable for Buffalo. <\/p>\n<p>Chat via <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FieldVisionMi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FieldVisionMi<\/a> Pro <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i7q2wbPEhL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/i7q2wbPEhL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Quinn (@AaronQuinn716) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronQuinn716\/status\/1904614093912219858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For example, the Bills could likely move down a handful of picks and still have a choice between at least two or three of the following cornerbacks: Kentucky&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/28\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-maxwell-hairston-kentucky\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Maxwell Hairston<\/a>, Ole Miss&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/23\/trey-amos-2025-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Trey Amos<\/a>, East Carolina&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/14\/buffalo-bills-2025-nfl-draft-targets-free-agent-signings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Shavon Revel Jr.<\/a>, Florida State&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/28\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-azareyeh-thomas-florida-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Azareye&#8217;h Thomas<\/a>, and Notre Dame&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/24\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-benjamin-morrison-notre-dame\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Benjamin Morrison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Any of those five corners could immediately compete to start opposite <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/29\/breaking-bills-lock-in-defensive-future-christian-benford-cornerback\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Christian Benford<\/a> in the Buffalo secondary. In turn, adding another selection to an already impressive 10-pick stockpile without losing much value at a key position of need makes a ton of sense for Beane.<\/p>\n<h3>New York&#8217;s Trade Perspective<\/h3>\n<p>The Giants&#8217; quarterback room represents the ultimate one-year stopgap measure. Veteran signal-callers <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/26\/how-russell-wilson-will-impact-the-new-look-giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Russell Wilson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/24\/jameis-winston-joins-the-giants-the-good-and-the-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jameis Winston<\/a> will battle for the starting job. Tommy DeVito is No. 3 on the depth chart and nothing more than a backup option moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Miami (FL) quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/01\/30\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-cam-ward-miami\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Cam Ward<\/a> is a virtual lock to go first overall to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>. Schoen may not feel comfortable taking Colorado&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/04\/09\/shedeur-sanders-2025-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Shedeur Sanders<\/a> at No. 3. That train of thought falls in line with bringing in both Wilson and Winston on short-term deals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Giants hold their private workout today in Boulder, Colorado for Shedeur Sanders. <\/p>\n<p>A discussion about the pre-draft\u2019s biggest storyline with <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tyschmit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tyschmit<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tFjwzCl3MX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/tFjwzCl3MX<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/spVkoc6FY4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/spVkoc6FY4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1912807530121617727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Instead, the Giants could draft someone like Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter and fill the developmental quarterback void later. Their second pick is currently scheduled for No. 34, which is the second pick in Round 2.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an area where they could potentially choose from Ole Miss&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/25\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-jaxson-dart-quarterback-ole-miss\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jaxson Dart<\/a>, Alabama&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/10\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-jalen-milroe-alabama\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jalen Milroe<\/a>, and Louisville&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/24\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-tyler-shough-louisville\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Tyler Shough<\/a>. Other options may include Texas&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/01\/21\/2025-nfl-draft-early-scouting-report-quinn-ewers-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Quinn Ewers<\/a> and Ohio State&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/17\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-will-howard\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Will Howard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Will Bills, Giants Make Blockbuster Draft Swap?<\/h3>\n<p>A lot of the NFL talk flying around right now doesn&#8217;t pass the smell test when you dig deeper. The period before the draft is a smokescreen haven. That said, the Bills-Giants trade rumors would actually present a win-win opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo would probably be able to secure the No. 34 selection and one of New York&#8217;s two third-round picks in the trade. Beane would then have 11 picks to either discuss a wide range of trade-up opportunities or simply add a lot of depth prospects on team-friendly rookie contracts.<\/p>\n<p>The Giants could have their choice of the second-tier quarterback prospects at No. 30, and thus secure their preferred option before the end of Day 1. The first choice on Day 2 is often a popular trade target with QB-needy teams trying to move up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;This is something I&#39;ve dreamed of my whole life&#8230; I want to be a Super Bowl winning quarterback&quot;<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OleMissFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@OleMissFB<\/a> QB <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaxsonDart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JaxsonDart<\/a> dreams may come true starting next week at the 2025 <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NFLDraft<\/a> \ud83e\udd29 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/icV6U5Ycjo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/icV6U5Ycjo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Good Morning Football (@gmfb) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gmfb\/status\/1912892574735671310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Add in the longtime friendship between Beane and Schoen, and all the elements of a trade fit together quite nicely. There are a lot of moving parts, of course. First and foremost, the Bills will want to see if Grant is available before trading the pick. But the basis for a deal is definitely there.<\/p>\n<p>At minimum, it&#8217;s something to keep in mind when the draft kicks off next week.<\/p>\n<p>Main Image: Denny Medley-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Bills and New York Giants might be cooking up a blockbuster trade based on the latest rumors ahead of the 2025 NFL draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5175,"featured_media":228835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,3,20],"tags":[32605,177,7705,92,7300,9527],"class_list":["post-228728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-bills","category-giants","tag-2025-nfl-draft","tag-buffalo-bills","tag-buffalo-bills-news","tag-new-york-giants","tag-new-york-giants-news","tag-nfl-trade-deadline"],"modified_by":"Drew Crabtree","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5175"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228728"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":228837,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228728\/revisions\/228837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}