Ryan Miller,Sal MaioranaRochester Democrat and Chronicle
Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane loves trading up in the NFL Draft. This time he traded down. Twice.
Buffalo traded back from No. 28 in the first round with the rival Kansas City Chiefs. The Bills moved down to No. 32, the last pick in the first round. Here was the trade:
The Bills received Nos. 32, 95 and 221 and sent the Chiefs Nos. 28, 133 and 248.
Beane wasn't done. He backed out of the first round in a trade with the Carolina Panthers.
The Bills got Nos. 33 and 141 and dealt Nos. 32 and 200 to the Panthers.
Beane has made more than three dozen trades involving trade picks and 15 trades during draft in his seven-year tenure in Buffalo. He's moved up in the first round to select Josh Allen (2018), Tremaine Edmunds (2018), Kaiir Elam (2022) and Dalton Kincaid (2023).
Buffalo has 33 players left over from the 53-man roster, and that includes those on the injured reserve list during the season.
Here's a look at the Bills' picks round-by-round.
NFL Draft 2024: Buffalo Bills picks, trades, live updates
When do the Bills pick in the NFL Draft ?
Second round
No. 33: Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State
It took an extra day but Buffalo got its wide receiver for Josh Allen. The Bills originally had the No. 28 overall pick but traded back to No. 32 and then traded down to No. 33.
Coleman was a player some analysts had linked to the Bills during the pre-draft process. The 6-foot-3, 213-pounder gives the Bills excellent size on the outside and while he’s not a burner with a 4.61 in the 40-yard dash at the combine, he’s got plenty of speed to separate and make plays down the field.
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No. 60: Cole Bishop, S, Utah
The Bills' secondary will look odd without Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde. Cole Bishop adds youth to the safety position for Buffalo.
Bishop is versatile and a physical tackler who was a three-year starter at Utah. He revels in covering tight ends and had 60 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 interceptions in 2023.
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Third Round
No. 95: DeWayne Carter, DT, Duke
Intelligent. Captain. Community leader. DeWayne Carter will fit right into Sean McDermott's locker room.
Carter was the first three-year captain in Duke history and earned first-team All-ACC honors in 2023 after recording 41 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss. He had 12 sacks, 25 tackles for loss, 11 pass breakups and 7 forced fumbles in his four full seasons with the Blue Devils.
Carter had an impressive NFL Combine and will get a chance to compete with veterans Austin Johnson and Deshawn Williams to back up Ed Oliver and DaQuan Jones for the Bills.
Carter won the ACC’s Jim Tatum Award as the conference’s top scholar-athlete and was a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which is considered the Academic Heisman.
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Fourth Round
No. 128
Fifth Round
No. 141
No. 144
No. 160
No. 163
Sixth Round
No. 204
Seventh Round
No. 221
Buffalo Bills' previous 10 top draft picks
- 2023 (No. 25 overall): Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah
- 2022 (No. 25 overall): Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida
- 2021 (No. 30 overall): Gregory Rousseau, edge rusher, Miami
- 2020 (No. 54 overall): A.J. Epenesa, DE, Iowa
- 2019 (No. 9 overall): Ed Oliver, DT, Houston
- 2018 (No. 7 overall): Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
- 2017 (No. 27 overall): Tre'Davious White. CB, LSU
- 2016 (No. 19 overall): Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson
- 2015 (No. 50 overall): Ronald Darby, CB, Florida State
- 2014 (No. 4 overall): Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
- 2013 (No. 16 overall): EJ Manuel, QB, Florida State
What time does the NFL Draft start Friday?
∎ Rounds 2-3: Friday, April 26, 7 p.m. ET
∎ Rounds 4-7: Saturday, April 27, noon ET
∎ Location: Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza, Detroit, Michigan
What channel is the NFL Draft on?
The NFL Draft will air on NFL Network, NFL+, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes all three days. If you have an over-the-air antenna that picks up ABC, you can watch the draft without a cable or live streaming subscription.
How to watch, stream the 2024 NFL Draft:
∎ Cable: NFL Network, NFL+, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
∎ Streaming: NFL+, ESPN+, Hulu+, FuboTV
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