{"id":231550,"date":"2025-05-05T14:24:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T18:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=231550"},"modified":"2025-11-29T10:58:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T15:58:56","slug":"nfl-power-rankings-where-buffalo-bills-rank-on-post-draft-lists-2025-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/05\/05\/nfl-power-rankings-where-buffalo-bills-rank-on-post-draft-lists-2025-season\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Power Rankings: Where Buffalo Bills Rank on Post-Draft Lists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane<\/a> spent the vast majority of the offseason upgrading the team’s defense. Free-agent signing\u00a0Joey Bosa<\/a>\u00a0and first-round draft pick\u00a0Maxwell Hairston headlined the new arrivals<\/a><\/span>. The early NFL power rankings suggest analysts approve of the approach.<\/p>\n

The Bills rank inside the top five of all major power rankings released since the completion of the 2025 NFL draft. A combination of MVP quarterback Josh Allen<\/a>, who received a few new weapons in Joshua Palmer and Elijah Moore<\/a>, and the defensive improvements keeps Buffalo among the league’s elite.<\/p>\n

Not every question has been answered, though. Running back James Cook<\/a> is seeking a contract extension worth at least $15 million annually<\/a>. An in-season holdout so far appears unlikely, but he skipped the start<\/a> of voluntary workouts. It’s a situation to monitor heading toward training camp.<\/p>\n

NFL Power Rankings: Buffalo Bills Post-Draft Analysis<\/h2>\n

ESPN: No. 3<\/h3>\n

Behind: Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>, Philadelphia Eagles<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

“There is no area the Bills have addressed more thoroughly this offseason than the defensive line. They selected three players for the unit in the draft (T.J. Sanders<\/a>, Landon Jackson<\/a>, and Deone Walker<\/a>), even after adding Joey Bosa, Michael Hoecht, and Larry Ogunjobi in free agency,” ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg<\/a> wrote. “The team also signed Greg Rousseau to a four-year contract extension. By bringing in youth and veterans, the Bills have overhauled a 2024 group that was a part of the worst passing defense and third-down defense (44 percent conversion rate) of Sean McDermott’s eight-year tenure.”<\/p>\n

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"He was viewed as a top-10 guy"<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0fNFL Films' @gregcosell<\/a> on #Bills<\/a> DT Deone Walker and his "rare size and athleticism"#BillsMafia<\/a> #NFLDraft2025<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/gimQQ7WrjI<\/a><\/p>\n

— One Bills Live (@OneBillsLive) April 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n