Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane well-understood his assignment in Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft. With several needs on the defensive side of the football, Beane and the team’s front office let the board shape it’s way to sending the best talent at a position of need their way.
On a night that began as expected and featured plenty of defensive line prospects exit the green room in the first round, that meant there would be plenty of enticing cornerback talent for Buffalo to pick from. While many Rumblers openly called for Beane and company to select cornerback Will Johnson, it wasn’t to be (perhaps unfairly for him as rumors about a chronic knee condition doomed his evening).