{"id":852834,"date":"2026-04-04T06:36:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/852834\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T06:36:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:36:49","slug":"bills-draft-plans-may-have-leaked-with-the-latest-espn-article-that-points-to-a-trend-that-brandon-beane-has-deployed-on-multiple-occasions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/852834\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills draft plans may have leaked with the latest ESPN article that points to a trend that Brandon Beane has deployed on multiple occasions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest ESPN article points to a recurring trend for general manager Brandon Beane and the Buffalo Bills. In the article, it highlights that Buffalo might trade out of the first round of the upcoming NFL Draft if the board doesn\u2019t fall the way they want it to.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFeb 27, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane talks to the media at the 2024 NFL Combine at Indiana Convention Center.
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The Buffalo Bills have plenty of pressing team needs heading into the 2026 NFL Draft, with more than a handful of players who could come in and make an immediate impact.<\/p>\n

General manager Brandon Beane isn\u2019t scared of moving back in the draft either. If the board doesn\u2019t fall the way he wants it to, he can use that to his advantage to get some more day two picks. Buffalo lost one after trading for former Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore.
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The trade immediately gives quarterback Josh Allen a top option in the offense. You can\u2019t knock Beane for parting ways with the selection.<\/p>\n

The latest ESPN article <\/a>talks about which team is the most likely to trade down in the first round. Beane has shown in the past that he\u2019s willing to trade down to get some more draft picks, and that\u2019s on the table for Buffalo.<\/p>\n

ESPN names Buffalo as the team most likely to trade down in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft<\/p>\n

Matt Miller discussed<\/a> why Buffalo might be inclined to move out of the first round. Beane has done so multiple times throughout his tenure as the team\u2019s general manager.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Buffalo Bills. Finding a partner willing to move into Round 1 might be as difficult as predicting which team will move out. It\u2019s expected that teams will not give up too much 2027 capital based on the strength of next year\u2019s class. That makes me think it\u2019ll be a \u201cwin-now\u201d team willing to jump out of Round 1. Buffalo GM Brandon Beane has long been a fan of moving down on draft day. And with just three picks in the first four rounds, the Bills could benefit from adding draft capital.\u201d \u2013 Matt Miller<\/p>\n

If there\u2019s one thing we\u2019ve learned about Beane, it\u2019s that he\u2019s always thinking two steps ahead.<\/p>\n

Trading down might not be the flashiest move on draft night<\/a>. For a team like Buffalo, which has a loaded roster, limited cap space, and a clear Super Bowl window, it could be the move that quietly sets everything up. <\/p>\n

More picks, more swings, and more chances to land immediate contributors around Allen. <\/p>\n

And if Beane plays his cards right, the Bills won\u2019t just walk away from draft weekend with more players; they could walk away with exactly what they need to get over the hump finally.<\/p>\n

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Buffalo Bills News<\/p>\n

The Buffalo Bills have a handful of pressing team needs, which makes the latest ESPN mock so confusing. In the latest mock, they have Buffalo taking cornerback Avieon Terrell in the first round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest ESPN article points to a recurring trend for general manager Brandon Beane and the Buffalo Bills.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":852835,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2048],"tags":[215,4256,214,53,2090,2086,7,872,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-852834","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffalo-bills","8":"tag-bills","9":"tag-brandon-beane","10":"tag-buffalo","11":"tag-buffalo-bills","12":"tag-buffalo-bills-news","13":"tag-buffalobills","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-josh-allen","16":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116345066846418474","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/852835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}