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Who did the Bills draft: Tracking every Buffalo selection in 2024 NFL draft

Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane loves trading up in the NFL Draft. This time he traded down. Twice.

Buffalo traded back from No. 28 in the first round with the rival Kansas City Chiefs. The Bills moved down to No. 32, the last pick in the first round. Here was the trade:

The Bills received Nos. 32, 95 and 221 and sent the Chiefs Nos. 28, 133 and 248.

Beane wasn't done. He backed out of the first round in a trade with the Carolina Panthers.

The Bills got Nos. 33 and 141 and dealt Nos. 32 and 200 to the Panthers.

Beane has made more than three dozen trades involving trade picks and 15 trades during draft in his seven-year tenure in Buffalo. He's moved up in the first round to select Josh Allen (2018), Tremaine Edmunds (2018), Kaiir Elam (2022) and Dalton Kincaid (2023).

Buffalo has 33 players left over from the 53-man roster, and that includes those on the injured reserve list during the season.

Here's a look at the Bills' picks round-by-round.

NFL Draft 2024: Buffalo Bills picks, trades, live updates

When do the Bills pick in the NFL Draft ?

Second round

No. 33: Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State

It took an extra day but Buffalo got its wide receiver for Josh Allen. The Bills originally had the No. 28 overall pick but traded back to No. 32 and then traded down to No. 33.

Coleman was a player some analysts had linked to the Bills during the pre-draft process. The 6-foot-3, 213-pounder gives the Bills excellent size on the outside and while he’s not a burner with a 4.61 in the 40-yard dash at the combine, he’s got plenty of speed to separate and make plays down the field.

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No. 60: Cole Bishop, S, Utah

The Bills' secondary will look odd without Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde. Cole Bishop adds youth to the safety position for Buffalo.

Bishop is versatile and a physical tackler who was a three-year starter at Utah. He revels in covering tight ends and had 60 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 interceptions in 2023.

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Third Round

No. 95: DeWayne Carter, DT, Duke

Intelligent. Captain. Community leader. DeWayne Carter will fit right into Sean McDermott's locker room.

Carter was the first three-year captain in Duke history and earned first-team All-ACC honors in 2023 after recording 41 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss. He had 12 sacks, 25 tackles for loss, 11 pass breakups and 7 forced fumbles in his four full seasons with the Blue Devils.

Carter had an impressive NFL Combine and will get a chance to compete with veterans Austin Johnson and Deshawn Williams to back up Ed Oliver and DaQuan Jones for the Bills.

Carter won the ACC’s Jim Tatum Award as the conference’s top scholar-athlete and was a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which is considered the Academic Heisman.

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Fourth Round

No. 128: Ray Davis, RB, Kentucky

With a depth chart that was sorely in need of replenishment, the Buffalo Bills selected running back Ray Davis from Kentucky in the fourth round of the NFL Draft Saturday afternoon.

The 5-foot-8, 211-pounder is a squat, powerful runner who had a ton of production in college as he carried 746 times for 3,626 yards and 29 touchdowns during a 44-game, five-year career.

“Davis has racked up a lot of miles and lacks explosive long speed, but his vision, cutting skills and competitive toughness are translatable traits,” Dane Brugler of The Athletic wrote in his draft guide. “Although he doesn’t offer much on special teams, he can be a productive rotational back for an NFL offense.”

And that’s exactly the role he’ll have in Buffalo behind starter James Cook and backup Ty Johnson.

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Fifth Round

No. 141: Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, C, Georgia

With Mitch Morse gone and Connor McGovern moving to center, the Buffalo Bills needed to add depth to that critical position, so they used their second fifth-round pick to take Sedrick Van Pran-Granger of Georgia.

The 6-foot-4, 298-pounder was a three-year starter for one of college football’s dynastic programs and he helped lead the Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022.

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No. 160:  Edefuan Ulofoshio, LB, Washington

With their second of three fifth-round picks, the Bills have added some depth to the linebacker room by selecting Washington’s Edefuan Ulofoshio.

He was a six-year player for the Huskies because of the Covid year, but in four of those seasons he played in five games or fewer due to the pandemic and injuries.

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No. 168: Javon Solomon, DE, Troy

The Bills third fifth-round pick Saturday is defensive end Javon Solomon of Troy.

What’s intriguing about Solomon, though, is while his draft pedigree wasn’t great, he led FBS in sacks last season with 16, so that counts for something as the Bills look for ways to get better production on the edge.

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Sixth Round

No. 204: Tylan Grable, OT, Central Florida

The Bills have a sneaky need down the line at offensive tackle, so taking Tylan Grable from Central Florida with the first of their two sixth-round picks addresses that situation.

The Bills do not have reliable depth behind starters Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown, so Grable will be able to get into the mix for the backup roles with players like Tommy Doyle, Ryan Van Demark, Richard Gouriage and La’el Collins.

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Seventh Round

No. 219: Daequan Hardy, CB, Penn State

Daequan Hardy of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates after intercepting a pass against the Northwestern Wildcats.
Daequan Hardy of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates after intercepting a pass against the Northwestern Wildcats.

Hardy is a 5-foot-9, 179-pounder who was just a one-year starter for the Nittany Lions, playing almost exclusively in the slot, but he also was a punt returner and that might be his only chance to make an impression and make the roster.

Dane Brugler of The Athletic said, “Hardy has the linear burst and toughness required for slot work, but his lack of size and strength will be tough to mask in coverage and run support versus NFL athletes. His value as a return man can help him stay on an NFL roster while he competes for defensive snaps.”

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No. 221: Travis Clayton, OG, International Pathway Program graduate

Rugby player Travis Clayton shows his excitement after being drafted by the Buffalo Bills on Saturday, April 27, 2024, during the NFL draft in Detroit.
Rugby player Travis Clayton shows his excitement after being drafted by the Buffalo Bills on Saturday, April 27, 2024, during the NFL draft in Detroit.

Clayton will follow the path of former Bills running back Christian Wade, who you might remember was with them for a couple training camps and spent two years on the practice squad though he never dressed for a game.

Clayton is an English rugby player who spent 10 weeks in Florida at the NFL’s IPP training facility and he must have caught the Bills’ eye enough for them to take a flier on him.

He stands 6-foot-7 and weighs 303 pounds so he clearly has size and athleticism to work with, but there is virtually no chance that he would be able to make the 53-man roster in 2024. If he has any chance, it will be on the practice squad.

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Buffalo Bills' previous 10 top draft picks

  • 2023 (No. 25 overall): Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah

  • 2022 (No. 25 overall): Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida

  • 2021 (No. 30 overall): Gregory Rousseau, edge rusher, Miami

  • 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

  • 2015 (No. 50 overall): Ronald Darby, CB, Florida State

  • 2014 (No. 4 overall): Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson

  • 2013 (No. 16 overall): EJ Manuel, QB, Florida State

What time does the NFL Draft start Friday?

∎ Rounds 2-3: Friday, April 26, 7 p.m. ET

∎ Rounds 4-7: Saturday, April 27, noon ET

∎ Location: Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza, Detroit, Michigan

What channel is the NFL Draft on?

The NFL Draft will air on NFL Network, NFL+, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes all three days. If you have an over-the-air antenna that picks up ABC, you can watch the draft without a cable or live streaming subscription.

How to watch, stream the 2024 NFL Draft:

∎ Cable: NFL Network, NFL+, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes

∎ Streaming: NFL+, ESPN+, Hulu+, FuboTV

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This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Buffalo Bills NFL draft picks 2024: Round-by-round selections, analysis