Ranking the Bills’ Round 2 NFL Draft picks of the Brandon Beane era

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: James Cook #4 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates a touchdown with teammate O'Cyrus Torrence #64 against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second quarter at Highmark Stadium on November 17, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images) | Getty Images Buffalo Bills fans are well aware that the team doesn’t currently have a second-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. That comes with good reason, as One Bills Drive sent the 60th pick to the Chicago Bears for a return package that included wide receiver DJ Moore.

While there’s been a mixed reaction from Bills Mafia about the compensation for the trade, I started to think about Brandon Beane’s history of picking in Round 2 as the team’s general manager. Like most clubs, the draft is an inexact science, and that holds true for the Buffalo’s decision makers. With that being said, I decided to do a bit of an exercise ranking every pick to this point during the Beane era.

Readers should note that the Bills did not make a selection in Round 2 of the 2018 draft, as Beane packaged picks 53 and 56 to move up from pick 12 to select Josh Allen with pick seven in Round 1. Ready? Here we go with my ranking of the Buffalo Bills’ second-round picks as chosen with Brandon Beane’s input… 8.

DE Boogie Basham (Pick 61, 2021) The Boogie Basham pick was a bit of a head scratcher from the start, as Buffalo had already selected defensive end Gregory Rousseau with pick 30 just a day earlier. Unfortunately, things never materialized with Basham, as he only appeared in 23 games across two seasons for the Bills. Following his second season in Buffalo, Basham was shipped to the New York Giants along with a seventh-round pick in exchange for a sixth-round pick.