The 2016 Buffalo Bills draft class was a group that underwhelmed significantly and was one of the final straws for the Rex Ryan and Doug Whaley regime.
Buffalo held seven picks in the 2016 draft and were looking to mold their new draft picks into Rex Ryan’s 3-4 defense. Some players the year prior were stuck in a tough position in a defense which didn’t fit their playing style, a syste, they played well with under head coach Doug Marrone and defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. This draft was the opportunity for Whaley and Ryan to find players to primarily repair their defense.