We are just two days away from the 2025 NFL Draft. As of now, Buffalo holds 10 total picks, and three of those are in the top 65. Bills general manager Brandon Beane and his scouting department have done their homework and are ready for Thursday.
Ahead of the big weekend, Beane met with the media to discuss where they’re at in the pre-draft process and addressed a couple players as it relates to phase one of offseason workouts.
The Bills are in a good spot ahead of Thursday night
Beane believes he and his team are in a good spot ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft which kicks off on Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. EST. Buffalo’s GM said they’ve done some mock drafts of their own and now it’s about making sure he and his staff see things the same way.
“(We’re) making sure we’re on the same page,” Beane said about the lead-up to Thursday. “Maybe we graded the player and we’re thinking this guy maybe doesn’t start year two, does this year one. You’re just trying to get on the same page of some of those things because that kind of helps you assign the value of where you would take the player. Are you taking them as a role player this year and a future starter? Are you taking them hopefully to start year one?”
Beane added that on some occasions the group will never fully agree with each other, but it’s important to find common ground.
“We all want to be right, but we’re not always right,” Beane shared. “This is a projection business. We’re weighing risk in whatever round it is, especially when you’re talking about in one or two, things like that. I just want to get it right for the team and for Terry Pegula.”
The Bills spend a lot of time crafting and refining their draft board, which they will follow closely throughout all seven rounds of the NFL Draft. The board helps them see where value lives in each round based on how prospects are graded.
If the Bills decide to stick and pick in the first round, they’ll be drafting at 30th overall. Although, Beane shared he doesn’t have 30 players with a first-round grade in this year’s class.
“Not 30,” Beane said. “It’s probably in the ballpark (compared to the last few years).”
That doesn’t mean that Buffalo won’t stay at 30. There’s always a chance that a first-round graded player drops to the Bills because all teams grade players differently.
One thing Beane and his staff are excited about are their two second-round picks at No. 56 and No. 62.
“I love that,” Beane said about their second-round picks. “That’s value. That’s an asset for us. I think it’s a good year to have a couple of those. I think there’s value where we’re picking.”