Bills' Brandon Beane addresses key position on defense post-draft

The Buffalo Bills made a slew of picks at the 2026 NFL Draft with all their trades, 10 to be exact. But no NFL roster is perfect, and in the case of the Bills, the team is switching to a defense run by new coordinator Jim Leonhard. Because of that, the nose tackle position was one that could have been addressed with a top selection at the draft by Buffalo but that did not happen.

So what is the plan there right now? General manager Brandon Beane shed some light. The GM told WGR-550 radio that the top candidate on the roster right now is Deone Walker.

“If we trotted the ball out right now, Deone [Walker] is going to start at nose for us," Beane said. Other candidates on the roster currently could include Phidarian Mathis and Zion Logue. Each offseason after the draft, some free agent signings eventually come.

Beane and the Bills could add a player potentially better suited to the role than Walker as well. It's still a long ways away from the 2026 regular season. This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: Bills' Brandon Beane addresses key position on defense post-draft