The Buffalo Bills and the rest of the NFL are gathering in Green Bay for the 2025 NFL Draft. Buffalo holds an extra pick in 2025 thanks to a trade from a few years back when they shipped former second-round pick Boogie Basham to the New York Giants.
Original terms of the Boogie Basham trade
Giants receive: Boogie Basham, 2025 seventh-round pick
Bills receive: 2025 sixth-round pick
Who did the Bills select with the picks from the Boogie Basham trade?
Buffalo received a sixth-round pick for the package they sent to the Giants. That turned out to be pick 177, the first of the sixth round. It’s one of seven picks on Day 3 and the fourth pick the Bills hold from 169 to 177.
Buffalo using the pick to select Dorian Strong, a cornerback from Virginia Tech. He’s the third cornerback selected by the Bills this draft.
What did the Giants do with the picks from the Boogie Basham trade?
The Giants received a seventh-round pick alongside Basham. That pick ended up being the 246th overall pick. We will update this article when the pick is in.
How was Boogie Basham’s performance for the Giants?
Basham played 13 games for the Giants in 2023 and another four in 2024 before being released and re-signed to the practice squad. He accumulated 20 tackles and 1 pass defended in his time with the Giants.
Basham signed this offseason with the Panthers to play for former Bills front office exec Dan Morgan, Carolina’s GM. It’s the third member of the Bills front office to add Basham following Brandon Beane and Giants general manager Joe Schoen.
Who won the Boogie Basham trade between the Giants and Bills?
I guess the Bills are the winners for getting Basham’s salary off the books while getting something in return. Like Beane was able to do with Kaiir Elam this offseaosn, getting something in return for an NFL draft bust is better than nothing.
WINNER: BILLS