Draft thoughts - what do you think as it progresses....

Flan

Flan

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So Three trades in the first round!!!! I am Ok with it.

Gave up Pick (rd1 26), (rd3 91), (rd5 165) and Picked up (rd2 35), (rd3 66), (rd4 101), (rd4 125), (Rd5 167). per the 2026 NFL Draft Trade Value Chart thats 700+136+25.4 = 861.4 Lost. Gained = 550+260+96+47+24.6 = 977.6.

More importantly its 2 more shots. granted we dropped 9 positions for our first pick in the draft. Miami, New England, Jets and KC all picked in those positions. So we will get to see Chris Johnson CB Miami, Caleb Lomu OT NE, Omar cooper WR Jets at least twice a year, and Peter Woods DL KC in the playoffs...lol

Summing up all the trades: basically we dropped back 9 spots from the first round. Moved up 25 spots in the 3rd, picked up 2 fourth rounders and dropped 2 spots back in the fifth.


ORCHARD PARK - As if the Buffalo Sabres regaining control of their Stanley Cup playoff series against the Boston Bruins wasn’t exciting enough Thursday night, Buffalo Bills president/GM Brandon Beane produced a frenetic 30 minutes down at One Bills Drive.

Beane was hammering the phones like he never has as the first round of the NFL Draft wound down, and he pulled off three trades that ultimately sent the Bills careening out of the first round altogether, which was always the best scenario for them in this draft.

In the process, he gained two overall picks, up from seven to nine, and he improved his positions in several rounds. Not only did he pick up an early second-round pick at No. 35, considered by many to be a sweet spot for a couple key position needs for Buffalo, but he improved his third-round slot from No. 91 to No. 66.


The deals with the Texans, Patriots and Titans also left him with three choices in the fourth round at 101, 125 and 126, two in the fifth at 167 and 168, the first pick of the sixth round at 182, and he retained No. 220 in the seventh round.
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So being Fair and balanced - here is a Yardbarker article more critical of the trades.

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Bills GM Brandon Beane Too Smart for His Own Good During 2026 NFL Draft

This is a critical season for the Buffalo Bills. After they fired head coach Sean McDermott after all the success he had, a statement was made. Terry Pegula expects to win a Super Bowl, and while new head coach Joe Brady is feeling the pressure, so too should general manager Brandon Beane.
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More in the article summarizing the trades. But the basic gist of the article below:

What was most infuriating about the trades is that Beane could have added legit contributors . Even after moving from No. 26 to No. 28, he had a chance to take Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr., who went to the New York Jets at No. 30. There was also Clemson defensive tackle Peter Woods, who went 29th to the Kansas City Chiefs.

They also could have used Auburn's Keldric Faulk, who was taken at No. 31 by the Titans. Thankfully, they have the third pick on Friday, but fans are tired of shipping off premium picks to stockpile mid-round dart throws.
 
Flan said:
So Three trades in the first round!!!! I am Ok with it.

Gave up Pick (rd1 26), (rd3 91), (rd5 165) and Picked up (rd2 35), (rd3 66), (rd4 101), (rd4 125), (Rd5 167). per the 2026 NFL Draft Trade Value Chart thats 700+136+25.4 = 861.4 Lost. Gained = 550+260+96+47+24.6 = 977.6.

More importantly its 2 more shots. granted we dropped 9 positions for our first pick in the draft. Miami, New England, Jets and KC all picked in those positions. So we will get to see Chris Johnson CB Miami, Caleb Lomu OT NE, Omar cooper WR Jets at least twice a year, and Peter Woods DL KC in the playoffs...lol

Summing up all the trades: basically we dropped back 9 spots from the first round. Moved up 25 spots in the 3rd, picked up 2 fourth rounders and dropped 2 spots back in the fifth.


ORCHARD PARK - As if the Buffalo Sabres regaining control of their Stanley Cup playoff series against the Boston Bruins wasn’t exciting enough Thursday night, Buffalo Bills president/GM Brandon Beane produced a frenetic 30 minutes down at One Bills Drive.

Beane was hammering the phones like he never has as the first round of the NFL Draft wound down, and he pulled off three trades that ultimately sent the Bills careening out of the first round altogether, which was always the best scenario for them in this draft.

In the process, he gained two overall picks, up from seven to nine, and he improved his positions in several rounds. Not only did he pick up an early second-round pick at No. 35, considered by many to be a sweet spot for a couple key position needs for Buffalo, but he improved his third-round slot from No. 91 to No. 66.


The deals with the Texans, Patriots and Titans also left him with three choices in the fourth round at 101, 125 and 126, two in the fifth at 167 and 168, the first pick of the sixth round at 182, and he retained No. 220 in the seventh round.
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The only thing I’m good with is the fact that some of the guys I had penciled in are still available. I would’ve loved to get KC Concepsion and maybe the bills were hoping you would still be there but once he got drafted, I think that’s when they decided to start trading back.

When you consider that their guys are still available and we’ve never had a second round pick, which now we do, early than I suppose it makes a little more sense
 
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