Bills rookie Kaleb Elarms-Orr prides himself on versatility, tackling
Buffalo LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr speaks about what he brings to the Bills
GM Brandon Beane and the Bills draft room selected LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr at No. 126 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft in the fourth round. He is the type of off-the-ball linebacker Buffalo has been in the market for in Jim Leonhard's new defensive scheme.
And the do-it-all style player out of TCU believes he can come in and make a difference. "[The system] definitely fits my profile," Elarms-Orr said to the media. "I pride myself on the versatility of my game.
Just being able to be a three-phase, complete linebacker, stop the run, stop the pass, and affect the quarterback. And I feel like I can bring all three of those to the city". Leonhard's defense — a scheme built on positionless, three-down linebackers who can rush, cover, and defend downhill in the run game — needs versatility.
Elarms-Orr sees himself bringing that and more to Buffalo, a team that had an eye on him early in their evaluation process as the First-Team All-Big 12 selection with 130 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 6 QB hits in 2025 at TCU. Plus, he doesn't miss tackles. "I take a lot of pride in tackling.