Buffalo Bills: 2025 NFL Draft Class

Buffalo Bills

2025 NFL Draft

Nine (9) Players Drafted

• 1.30 — Maxwell Hairston
  CB, Kentucky
• 2.09 — T.J. Sanders
  DT, South Carolina
• 3.08 — Landon Jackson
  ED, Arkansas
• 4.07 — Deone Walker
  DT, Kentucky
• 5.34 — Jordan Hancock
  DB, Ohio State
• 5.37 — Jackson Hawes
  TE, Georgia Tech
• 6.01 — Dorian Strong
  CB, Virginia Tech
• 6.30 — Chase Lundt
  OT, UConn
• 7.24 — Kaden Prather
  WR, Maryland

Sports Info Solutions

Below, I've clipped intel from each prospects reports on the SIS NFL Draft Site, including their overall grade, how they graded in certain critical and positional factors, as well as scouting notes.

• Overall Grade: Each player was graded based on how the scout thought they would perform in the NFL by the beginning of their second year. Their projected role by Year 2 is shown in (parentheses) alongside their scouting grade and a brief description.
• Critical and Positional Factors: Each factor is graded on a scale from 1-9. If a player has no below the line or above the line grades, meaning they graded out as sufficient (5) or good (6) in all factors, they won't have a callout in their profile below.

Maxwell Hairston, CB

SIS Grade: 6.4 (Role Playing Starter): 3rd CB - Lacks I/O flex

T.J. Sanders, DT

SIS Grade: 6.5 (Lower End Starter): High end DPR or solid 2 down starter

Landon Jackson, EDGE

SIS Grade: 6.5 (Lower End Starter): High end DPR or solid 2 down starter

Deone Walker, DT

SIS Grade: 6.5 (Lower End Starter): High end DPR or solid 2 down starter

Jordan Hancock, SAF

SIS Grade: 5.8 "Middle of the Road" Backup #4 SAF, non-starter - quality SPT player

Jackson Hawes, TE

SIS Grade: 5.8 #2 Backup With Y or H ability

Dorian Strong, CB

SIS Grade: 5.9 (Top Backup): #4 Depth level CB, but non-starter - Quality SPT player

Chase Lundt, OT

SIS Grade: 6.3 (#3 OT Backup): Swing OT that can play both RT and LT

Kaden Prather, WR

SIS Grade: 5.8 (#5 Backup w/SPT): Quality depth level 5th WR with SPT ability

UDFA Signings

WR Hal Pressley, Baylor
WR Kelly Akharaiyi, Mississippi State
WR Stephen Gosnell, Virginia Tech
TE Keleki Latu, Washington
C Jacob Bayer, Arkansas State
DI Devin Brandt-Epps, New Mexico
DI Paris Shand, LSU
EDGE Hayden Harris, Montana
CB Daryl Porter Jr., Miami (FL)
S Keonta Jenkins, Virginia Tech
S Tamuarion Wilson, Central Arkansas
S Wande Owens, New Hampshire

Minicamp Invites

QB Taylor Elgersma, Wilfrid Laurier
RB Rahjai Harris, East Carolina
WR Logan Collier, North Alabama
C Levi Rogers, Stanford
T DJ Jones, UAB
LB Noah Martin, Samford
EDGE Elijah Alston, Miami (FL)
CB Damaje Yancey, Troy
P Ethan Duane, Buffalo
LS Mason Napper, Miami (FL)

3-Round Mock Draft Logic

• 1.30 (30)
  Trey Amos, CB
• 2.24 (56)
  Landon Jackson, DE
• 2.30 (62)
  Xavier Watts, FS

SIS Scouting Reports — Grade (Scale)

• Trey Amos, CB — 6.6 (Lower-end Starter)
• Landon Jackson, ED — 6.5 (Lower-end Starter)
• Xavier Watts, SAF — 6.7 (Strong Starter)

Finally, the best team in football is back on the clock.

Brandon Beane thinks about trading up but ultimately decides to stay put and is rewarded for his patience as the Bills land a perfect CB2 prospect in Trey Amos for their zone-heavy, 4-2-5 defensive scheme. Famous Amos has the requisite arm length and production (dozens of pass breakups) the Bills tend to look for in their cornerbacks. He flashes good instincts and also shows the ability to press receivers in man coverage when necessary.

In the second round, Beane is again tempted to move up to get his guy but stays put and, yet again, patience proves to be a virtue. The Bills sent their defensive line coach to Arkansas' Pro Day during the pre-draft process, and that can only mean one thing: Landon Jackson, you are the run-stopping heir apparent to A.J. Epenesa, whose contract expires after next season.

Somehow, a few picks later, the Bills can't believe their luck as Xavier Watts is still on the board. The former Notre Dame ballhawk, a team captain, is the perfect fit for Sean McDermott's defense as the team transitions from the Hyde-Poyer era into Watts-Bishop for 2026 and beyond.

McDermott and the Bills notoriously bring their rookies along slowly, giving deference to vets who have put in the time and earned their spot. Even though Cole Bishop is better suited as a downhill thumper, he'll likely play free safety in 2025 while Taylor Rapp plays strong. At least in this fantasyland.

2025 NFL Draft 3-Round Mock

This 3-round mock combines mountains of research with sourced insider reports to provide the latest intel ahead of the NFL Draft.

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Other Potential Picks

• Day 1: Will Johnson, Walter Nolen, Mike Green, Shemar Stewart, Kenneth Grant, Malaki Starks, Nic Scourton, Tyleik Williams, Jahdae Barron, Matthew Golden
• Day 2: Benjamin Morrison, Alfred Collins, Barryn Sorrell, Shavon Revel, Joshua Farmer, Omarr Norman-Lott, Jordan James, T.J. Sanders, Femi Oladejo, Bradyn Swinson, Savion Williams, Nick Emmanwori, Andrew Mukuba
• Day 3: Deone Walker, Xavier Restrepo, Denzel Burke, Zy Alexander, Jaydon Blue, Billy Bowman Jr., Ty Robinson, Trevor Etienne, Josaiah Stewart, Tai Felton, Vernon Broughton, Jalen Royals, Teddye Buchanan, Isaiah Bond, Jaylin Lane, Chris Paul Jr., Jamaree Caldwell, Tory Horton, Arian Smith, Dorian Strong, Jaylen Reed, Zeek Biggers, Nash Hutmacher, Mello Dotson, Dont'e Thornton, Chandler Martin, B.J. Adams, Omari Thomas, Alex Mastromanno, Alijah Clark, CJ Ogbonna, Isaac TeSlaa, Jared Penning, KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Landon Parker, Robert Longerbeam, Ryan Fitzgerald, Shaun Dolac, Thomas Fidone