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2026 NFL Draft: Grade for Bills' fourth-round pick LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr
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The Buffalo Bills added to their linebacker room on Day 3 of the 2026 NFL draft, selecting TCU's Kaleb Elarms-Orr 126th overall in the fourth round.
Elarms-Orr, at 6'2" and 234 lbs, is a speedy senior linebacker who had three productive collegiate seasons after not seeing the field as a freshman. Between the Pac-12 at California and the Big 12 at TCU, Elarms-Orr recorded 276 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, seven sacks, and one interception.
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Elarms-Orr was ranked as the third-most athletic linebacker at the NFL combine and he ran an impressive 4.47 40-yard dash. Because of these traits, he is an effective blitzer who tackles with physicality and authority.
According to Pro Football Focus , Elarms-Orr played 654 snaps in the box, 116 on the defensive line, and 60 in the slot. He played another 63 snaps on punt/kick teams.
Bottom line
Elarms-Orr will help out a linebacker room that is without key veterans from last season in Matt Milano and Shaq Thompson . He'll compete for snaps in new defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard 's defense and at the very least could be a special teams contributor.
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Elarms-Orr was projected to be picked anywhere from the third round to the sixth. General manager Brandon Beane continues to find players in the middle of the 2026 draft who can build depth and solidity to an already-strong team.
Draft Grade: B+
This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: 2026 NFL Draft: Grade for Bills' fourth-round pick LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr
