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Photo by Brandon Sumrall/Getty Images With the 173rd pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills selected tight end Jackson Hawes from Georgia Tech. Hawes is a big-bodied blocker who has some untapped potential as a receiver and a red-zone threat. Hawes played one year for Georgia Tech, catching 16 passes for 195 yards last year. Prior to his time with the Yellow Jackets, he played at Yale. While he was with the team from 2019-2023, he only appeared in games from 2021-2023.
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buffalorumblings.com | Sean Murphy
Photo by CFP/Getty Images With the 170th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills selected cornerback Jordan Hancock from Ohio State. This is the second corner the Bills have taken this weekend, as Hancock joins Buffalo’s first-round choice, Maxwell Hairston, on the squad. Hancock was a four-year player for the Buckeyes, playing in 42 games throughout his NCAA career.
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buffalorumblings.com | Sean Murphy
Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images With the 109th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills selected defensive tackle Deone Walker from Kentucky. The 6’7”, 331-pound defensive lineman adds some much-needed size to the Bills’ defensive front. To make the selection, Buffalo swapped picks with the Chicago Bears for the second time in this draft. Buffalo sent picks No. 132 and No. 169 to Chicago in exchange for pick No. 109.
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2 weeks ago | 
buffalorumblings.com | Sean Murphy
Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images The Buffalo Bills have already attacked two positions of need in the 2025 NFL Draft, adding cornerback Maxwell Hairston from Kentucky with their first-round choice and defensive tackle T.J. Sanders from South Carolina with a second-round selection. For the latter player, the Bills completed a trade with the Chicago Bears to add the 41st overall pick they used to acquire Sanders.
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2 months ago | 
buffalorumblings.com | Sean Murphy
Photo by WWE/Getty Images The Buffalo Bills have five of the six offensive tackles who were on their roster last season under contract for next season. When compared to some other positions of need on the team’s roster, that tells us that the Bills really aren’t likely to make many — if any — moves at the position. Both of Buffalo’s starting tackles are signed for at least the next two seasons.
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2 months ago | 
buffalorumblings.com | Sean Murphy
Mark Konezny-Imagn Images The Buffalo Bills announced another signing Tuesday night, as they have agreed to terms with fullback Reggie Gilliam on a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not immediately available. Gilliam, 27, will enter his sixth season with the Bills. He originally joined the team as an undrafted free agent in 2020 after playing his college football at Toledo. On offense, Gilliam set a career-high in rushing yards last season, gaining seven yards on three carries.
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2 months ago | 
buffalorumblings.com | Sean Murphy
Photo by Bryan Bennett/Getty Images Sam Martin, who served as the Buffalo Bills’ punter during the 2022 through 20224 NFL seasons, signed a one-year deal with the Carolina Panthers today. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported the signing, and the Panthers confirmed it. Given that Martin, 35, was released by the Bills last week, he was free to sign an official contract at any time. Rapoport reports that the deal is worth up to $3 million this season.
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2 months ago | 
buffalorumblings.com | Sean Murphy
Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Buffalo Bills will receive two compensatory choices in the 2025 NFL Draft, according to multiple reports. With the two additional choices, both in the fifth round, the Bills are set to have ten draft picks this April. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Bills will receive picks No. 169 overall and No. 173 overall in the draft.
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2 months ago | 
buffalorumblings.com | Sean Murphy
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images For years, the Buffalo Bills had one of the NFL’s best safety duos. Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde manned the back of the Buffalo defense from 2017 through 2023, but both players were gone to start the 2024 season. While half of the duo returned, it wasn’t to play, as Hyde took a spot on the practice squad and served mostly as a coach on the field. The Bills’ replacements for those future Wall of Famers handled themselves well, but there were some growing pains.
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buffalorumblings.com | Sean Murphy
Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Buffalo Bills under head coach Sean McDermott have struggled to generate a pass rush consistently. In the early days of McDermott’s tenure, that was likely due in part to two things: first was a scheme that prioritized setting the edge and maintaining gap responsibility over edge rushers who pinned their ears back and attacked quarterbacks. The second was a lack of serious resources and talent added to the position.
