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Did Brandon Beane make the right choice on Day 1 of the NFL Draft?
Buffalo Bills fans were left sitting on the edge of their seats Thursday after Brandon Beane opted not to make a first-round pick on Day 1 of the 2026 NFL draft. Three times the team chose to trade away a first-round pick rather than pull the trigger on a player. In the process, Beane gained two overall picks, up from seven to nine, and he improved his positions in several rounds.
What did the Buffalo Bills get? Buffalo now has: An early second-round pick (No. 35) An early third-round pick (No.
66) Three fourth-round picks (Nos. 101, 125, 126) Two fifth-round picks (Nos. 167 and 168) A sixth-round pick (No.
182) A seventh-round pick (No. 220) I stayed up for nothing… #buffalobills #nfldraft — Ciara (@Ciaramountain) April 24, 2026 Now or never for Brandon Beane and the Buffalo Bills Clearly now, Days 2 and 3 will be critical for both the Bills and Beane, who is on the hot seat in Buffalo after popular head coach Sean McDermott was shown the door in the wake of the 33-30 loss to the Denver Broncos in January. Since that moment, Beane has been on the spot to get QB Josh Allen and the rest of the team, at least, into the Super Bowl, if not win it all.