With both the 2017 and 2018 NFL Draft now under their belt, some distinct trends are emerging regarding the type of prospects the new Buffalo Bills regime looks for. Last year, the trends seemed to center around college seniors from the ACC. Have those continued?
In terms of college football conference preference, during the Buddy Nix/Doug Whaley era the team preferred battle-tested prospects from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Now though? Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott are all about the Athletic Coastal Conference (ACC). Six of the fourteen players drafted in the past two drafts played their college ball in the ACC, a group that includes Matt Milano, Nathan Peterman, Tremaine Edmunds, Wyatt Teller, Ray-Ray McCloud, and Austin Proehl.