Buffalo Bills draft picks 2021: Round-by-round selections
Here is a 2021 NFL draft pick-by-pick breakdown for the Buffalo Bills:
Round 1 (No. 30 overall) - Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami (Fla.): Rousseau was the ACC defensive rookie of the year after recording 15½ sacks in 2019 before opting out in 2020 as his mother, a nurse, battled COVID-19 from the front lines at Florida Medical Center. The year away didn't benefit Rousseau, who was overshadowed by Jaelan Phillips at the Hurricanes' pro day. Yet his intelligence, instincts, production and ability to rush from the interior on nickel packages should make him a welcome addition. Draft tracker
Round 2 (61) - Carlos Basham, Jr., DE, Wake Forest: "Boogie" Basham is a high-effort D-lineman who continues adding to the depth here after Buffalo took Rousseau in Round 1. At 6-3, 274 pounds, Basham should also be more stout against the run than some of the Bills' lighter edge players. Draft tracker
Round 3 (93) - Spencer Brown, OT, Northern Iowa: Massive at 6-8 and 311 pounds, he might be a developmental project given Buffalo appears set with top OTs Dion Dawkins and Daryl Williams. Draft tracker
Round 5 (161, from Raiders) - Tommy Doyle, OT, Miami (Ohio)
Round 6 (203, from Washington through Raiders and Dolphins and Texans) - Marquez Stevenson, WR, Houston
Round 6 (212, from Saints through Texans) - Damar Hamlin, S, Pittsburgh
Round 6 (213) - Rachad Wildgoose, CB, Wisconsin
Round 7 (236, from Panthers) - Jack Anderson, OG, Texas Tech
Buffalo Bills' last five top draft picks:
2020 (No. 54 overall): A.J. Epenesa, DE, Iowa
2019 (No. 9 overall): Ed Oliver, DT, Houston
2018 (No. 7 overall): Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
2017 (No. 27 overall): Tre'Davious White. CB, LSU
2016 (No. 19 overall): Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson
2021 NFL draft: Team-by-team picks
AFC East: Bills | Dolphins | Jets | Patriots
AFC North: Bengals | Browns | Ravens | Steelers
AFC South: Colts | Jaguars | Texans | Titans
AFC West: Broncos | Chargers | Chiefs | Raiders
NFC East: Cowboys | Eagles | Giants | Washington
NFC North: Bears | Lions | Packers | Vikings
NFC South: Buccaneers | Falcons | Panthers | Saints
NFC West: 49ers | Cardinals | Rams | Seahawks
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