That said, I don’t lack for opinions on how the Bills may decide to play it during draft weekend. I believe there are a few prospects One Bills Drive loves, at least as I see it based on the often-inexact science of extracting pre-draft visits.We’ll tackle the content seen in the front-page photo at the conclusion of this article.Bills-centric prospects to watch during Round 1Among those prospects are wide receiver KC Concepcion, defensive tackle Christen Miller, defensive tackle Gracen Halton, cornerback Andre Fuller, and defensive end George Gumbs Jr. They stand out to me due to the quality/variety of meetings and instances they’ve met with Buffalo.

Among them, only Concepcion and Miller stand out to me as realistic picks in Round 1 — and Miller is viewed with a Round 2 projection. Halton has a late Day 2 projection, while Fuller and Gumbs have late-Day 3 projections.Buffalo’s decision makers are also going to bring in a punter (they’ve had multiple interactions with two such prospects this cycle), but I don’t see it happening via a draft pick with so many defensive positions to account for in a switch to a base 3-4.As much as I still believe the offense needs real additional help at wide receiver, I suspect the defense will again take priority in the draft.

However, the meetings with Concepcion should not be overlooked. Still, defense is likely to come out on top. To that end, I paired the Bills with linebacker C.J.

Allen at pick 28 (after a trade down, also picking up pick 141 in the process) in the 2026 SB Nation Mock Draft. We only have information on two linebacker prospects paying top-30 visits to One Bills Drive. Neither of them are Allen, but rather Josiah Trotter and Jimmy Rolder.

Trotter is projected to hear his name called early in Round 2, but that shouldn’t take him off your radar, nor will it do so for the Bills.Is a trade back further than 28 possible? Certainly, and that’s where Trotter (or Allen) could come into play. Buffalo could see fit to solve a need at linebacker very late in the first round, or perhaps early in Round 2 if a trade back nets them the opportunity to be active then.

Bills’ need at IDL rife with frustrationThe Bills’ need at nose tackle lands with a bit of frustration for me, though the need is real and unavoidable given the defensive shift. The franchise has invested a ton of resources (and cap dollars) into the interior defensive line, yet none of the current options project as a bona fide 3-4 nose. With so many needs, and NT among their biggest, selecting a stalwart centerpiece to the defensive line seems like a priority.

Is Buffalo’s need such that they’ll consider taking someone like Christen Miller or Gracen Halton earlier than most predict them to be drafted? Can the Bills bypass other needs where standout talent might be ripe for selecting?Contrary to opinions, no one could have realistically predicted that co-owner Terry Pegula would fire Sean McDermott as he did. Equally so, no one saw Jim Leonhard coming in as a first-time defensive coordinator set to re-mold the defense into a 3-4 system until it was essentially time for pen to meet paper on the idea.

The urgent need at NT is a byproduct of organizational restructuring, and it also reveals the team’s inability to land a scheme-versatile defensive tackle during McDermott and Beane’s tenure. You can be certain that Beane will do his best to rectify the situation this weekend, or as a top priority once the draft concludes.There could be additional fallout along the defensive line, where in the past Ed Oliver has voiced a displeasure playing on the outside in an odd front. Meanwhile, Deone Walker appears to have lost a massive amount of weight, which is both awesome and concerning.

Will he be fit to reprise his role as a nasty trench disruptor in 2026? Here’s what I’d do in Round 1 for the Buffalo BillsIt’s an argument nearly a decade in the making: What’s really behind the Bills’ early postseason exits? You’ll find half of any room say it’s defense, while the other half claims it’s offense.

We know that most of the time, it’s not due to Josh Allen. No one’s perfect, but Allen’s done a lot to mask offensive trouble in the playoffs. What Allen can’t always do is negate defensive ineptitude. Wh