The reason the Bills can't take a WR with NFL Draft 26th overall pick in 1st round
This will likely end up being a different position.
The reason the Bills can't take a WR with NFL Draft 26th overall pick in 1st round originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Buffalo Bills aren't slated to be on the clock until late in Thursday night's first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
And when that pick arrives at No. 26, assuming no trades, there'll be many in Bills Mafia hoping for a wide receiver. It's been a position of need for Buffalo in recent seasons, and drafting a first-round WR sure feels like a flashy move.
It's probably not one that the Bills can afford to make, and that's because of what they've already done this offseason. The Bills traded away their 2026 second-round pick to the Chicago Bears to land DJ Moore. Essentially, that's Buffalo picking a wideout with its second pick in this year's draft -- it's just a veteran rather than a rookie.
If it was still just a pick, would the Bills use their first two picks on wide receivers? That seems highly unlikely. MORE: Shedeur Sanders sets the bar for NFL Draft craziness Moore's addition has also made the depth chart a little crowded, if not perfect.