The 2026 NFL Draft begins in one month, and the Buffalo Bills currently hold seven picks in the draft, beginning with pick No. 26 in the first round.
After the first wave of free agency, the Bills’ draft needs have come a little more into focus. In today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks, we run through the latest batch of mock drafts to see which players and positions find themselves being commonly linked to the Bills at the end of the first round, including disruptive edge rusher Cashius Howell of Texas A&M (pictured below).
According to the mock drafts included below, the Bills could go wide receiver, linebacker, safety, or defensive linemen at pick 26. One name commonly mentioned is talented Texas A&M edge rusher Cashius Howell, who could make plenty of sense if he’s still on the board at the end of Round 1. Howell would bring a stand-up edge rushing presence with ample speed and explosiveness, traits the Bills currently lack among their edge rushers.
Among the other names linked to the Bills are: Texas A&M wide receiver KC Concepcion, Washington wide receiver Denzel Boston, Clemson edge rusher T.J. Parker (pictured below), Missouri edge rusher Zion Young, Toledo safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman, Clemson cornerback Avieon Terrell, and Auburn defensive end Keldrick Faulk.
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