The Buffalo Bills have their work cut out for them in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft. Here's our final 7-round mock draft heading into the big day, with Buffalo finding more than one diamond in the rough in a draft where general manager Brandon Beane needs to nail his selections.
It's finally here: the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft is just days away
, and all the anticipation that's been building is finally coming to a head. The Buffalo
Bills don't have the most draft selections, specifically none in round two heading into the big day, but that won't stop them from making some noise once the fun actually begins.
To start the exciting week, I'm putting out my final mock draft
around what I think the Bills will do. We're going to refer to everything we've learned this offseason. We'll be looking at things through the best player available lens that general manager Brandon Beane will most likely take during the big day.
Considering who the team has met at the NFL Combine, who they've held for top-30 visits, rumors from insiders, all of it. Here we go. This was all done using A to Z Sports' new mock simulator. Give it a try yourself and share your drafts with me.
General manager Brandon Beane said that trading for wide receiver DJ Moore
wouldn't stop them from drafting a wide receiver high, and that's exactly what they do in this seven-round mock draft. Get quarterback Josh Allen
all the weapons in the world.
Concepcion went viral before the draft, warning teams not to pass him up and that he would make them regret it if they did. Buffalo doesn't have to worry about that, as they get a star pass-catcher for the foreseeable future to pair with their franchise quarterback.
Concepcion is an explosive and dynamic playmaker who has emerged as one of the very best premier route runners in college football. He's a three-level threat who creates easy separation that should translate to NFL success.
You can never have too many players rushing the quarterback, and Moore fell into Buffalo's lap with its third-round selection. He's a lean, explosive edge rusher after breaking out during the Wolverines' 2023 Big Ten Championship run.
He's a bit lean at 6-foot-3, 258 pounds with questionable arm length, but his explosiveness and exceptional agility to work across offensive tackles' faces and attack through the B-gap cannot be overstated.
New defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard
wants his defense to be nasty, and adding Moore does just that. With the recent addition of Bradley Chubb
to pair opposite Greg Rousseau
, this defense will be fun to watch with the addition of Moore.
Buffalo desperately needs more defensive tackles, especially those who can help stop the run. The Bills were one of the worst teams in the league at stopping the run
, so the addition of Keenan III in the fourth round should be an exciting prospect for Bills Mafia.
Despite his 326-pound frame, he has surprising lateral burst and short-area athleticism. Often catching interior linemen off-guard when exchanging gap and executing stunts, as Stick To The Model reported. The one area that he could work on is his pass-rush win, as it lacks explosiveness to threaten offenses. Still, getting another body in the interior of the defensive line who has proven abilities to help stop the run is a slam dunk pick by Buffalo.
The Buffalo Bills could desperately use some more middle linebackers in Leonhard's new scheme. With Matt Milano's future in question
, as he's a free agent and hasn't signed with any club, one of the biggest areas of need for Buffalo is a middle linebacker.
Fortunately, they landed a gem in the fifth round as York fell to them at the perfect moment. He's projected to be the 146th selection, so his falling to Buffalo was a blessing in disguise. He won't immediately solve all the issues at hand, but he gives Buffalo another capable body at one of the most important positions in all of football.
York was one of PFF's early favorite prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft. He's an elite processor commanding unit pre-snap, a two-time captain with exceptional leadership, and erases running space with his elite athleticism. One of his few knocks is that he needs work in his coverage skills, and he's a bit undersized at 5-foot-10, 227 pounds.
Another position of need, but one that Buffalo could wait until later in the draft to address, is cornerback depth. Buffalo has a stout one-two punch with Maxwell Hairston
and Christian Benford
, but if either of those guys goes down, it's a nightmare waiting to happen. That's why Buffalo spent one of their final picks shoring up that room.
Jackson is a talented press-man cover corner with high football IQ. He's got the speed to match it as well, giving him recovery abilities when beaten in coverage situations. He has the ideal cornerback frame at 6-foot-1, 197 pounds, though his ball production remains low for a player with his athletic gifts. Frequently targeted, he only managed two interceptions. He also earned five weekly defensive player honors at Alabama.
Again, you can never have too many valuable EDGE rushers on the roster
. Despite taking Moore in the third round, Tucker sitting there in the sixth round was just too good to pass up. He might wind up being the steal of the draft if he were to fall this far on draft night.
Tucker is projected to be around the No. 149 selection, so when he fell almost 40 spots in our mock simulator, it was simply too good to pass up. He recorded one of the most productive pass-rush seasons in the 2026 class with 14 sacks, six quarterback hits, and 41 hurries on just 316 pass-rushing snaps. He had the second-best PFF pass-rush grade in the entire 2026 class and is a classic speed rusher, winning with burst off the edge.
The knock against Tucker is that he seems more like a one-hit wonder, having just 10 tackles across three seasons at Houston
, and his age is a big factor as well, as he will turn 26 before his rookie season. Playing in the MAC has many questioning his NFL transition, but he's a raw product with plenty of flash.
Another area that the team needs to address is the safety position, and they wait until their final pick in the 2026 NFL Draft to take care of business. The team already has two quality starters in Cole Bishop
and C.J. Gardner-Johnson
, but some more help is warranted.
He's taken a little higher than where he's supposed to, with Stick to the Model having him as the No. 226 prospect in the draft. He's an aggressive and versatile safety from Miami who brings more than a little physical downhill presence and legitimate playmaking ability to all three levels of Jim Leonhard
's new defensive scheme. Another slam dunk pick by Buffalo late in the draft. This is where Brandon Beane truly shines.
Patrick Payton , EDGE, LSU
Ceyair Wright , CB, Nebraska
Andre Fuller, CB, Toledo
Uar Bernard, DT, Nigeria
Chase Roberts, WR, BYU
Eric Gentry , LB, USC
Diego Pounds, OT, Ole Miss
Jalen Stroman, S, Notre Dame
Travis Burke, OT, Memphis
Caden Barnett, IOL, Wyoming
Ryan Eckley, P, Michigan State
