Plus, get to know WR prospects Matthew Golden, Jalen Royals, and Jaylin Noel.
The NFL’s annual draft begins Thursday evening in Green Bay, WI, and as all Buffalo Bills fans know by now, the team’s first selection comes at No. 30 in Round 1.
There has been much speculation and discussion over what general manager Brandon Beane and the Bills will do with their first of 10 picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, and today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks explores which direction Buffalo could go in the draft.
What direction could the Bills go in the first round?
By studying the latest batch of Bills-themed mock drafts, we find out that, among the players linked to Buffalo at the end of the first round are several cornerbacks — including Trey Amos (Ole Miss), Shavon Revel Jr. (East Carolina), Maxwell Hairston (Kentucky), and Jahdae Barron (Texas) — along with safety Malaki Starks (Georgia), defensive tackle Kenneth Grant (Michigan), and edge rusher Mike Green (Marshall).
- Bills 7-round NFL mock draft 2025: Aggressive trades yield 4 Top-70 players – newyorkupstate.com
- Jay Skurski’s Mock Draft 3.0: The Bills fortify the middle of their defense in Round 1 – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Bills mock draft roundup: Last look at who NFL experts have Buffalo picking Thursday night – Democrat & Chronicle
- 2025 NFL Nation mock draft: First-round predictions – ESPN
- Buffalo Bills Mock Draft Watch 9.0 | 2025 – BuffaloBills.com
- 2025 NFL mock draft: Peter Schrager’s Round 1 pick predictions – ESPN
- NFL beat writer 2025 mock draft 3.0: Which team takes a chance on Shedeur Sanders? – The Athletic (subscription required)
- Kramer: Mock Draft 1.0 – WGR 550
- Why Bills GM Brandon Beane feels good ahead of Thursday’s draft and shares which position group is the strongest – BuffaloBills.com
- Bills NFL Draft 2025: Two insiders link Buffalo to surprising position in the first round – newyorkupstate.com
More Bills-related draft chatter
Get to know wide receiver prospects Matthew Golden (Texas), Jalen Royals (Utah State), and Jaylin Noel (Iowa State); hear from one NFL expert who says the Bills are willing to trade up for the right cornerback; explore a potential Bills trade for a proven veteran wide receiver; relive Buffalo’s biggest steals and first-round busts in the draft; and more!
- 2025 draft profile: WR Matthew Golden – WGR 550
- 2025 draft profile: WR Jalen Royals – WGR 550
- 2025 draft profile: Jaylin Noel – WGR 550
- Bills NFL Draft 2025 buzz: Insider says Buffalo is willing to trade up for CB – newyorkupstate.com
- Bills could solve wide receiver dilemma with blockbuster trade during NFL draft – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
- 22 stars the Bills have plucked in the late rounds of the NFL draft – Democrat & Chronicle
- 18 first-round flops Bills fans may want to forget: Busts through the years – Democrat & Chronicle
- Could Buffalo Bills’ Round 1 pick be amongst in-person NFL Draft attendees? – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
- 2025 NFL Draft confidential: Woe is the team in need of a quarterback this year – The Athletic (subscription required)
- Thrilled to be wrong: Buffalo Bills fans reflect on their 2018 Josh Allen hot takes – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- NFL draft: Here’s who will announce the Bills’ first-round pick | wgrz.com
- NFL Draft day: Bills ‘legend’ to announce a pick at the NFL Draft | wgrz.com
RB James Cook not at voluntary workouts
After expressing his desire for a new contract, Pro Bowl running back James Cook is not participating in the beginning of Buffalo’s voluntary offseason program.
- James Cook not at start of Bills’ voluntary workouts – ESPN.com Buffalo Bills blog
- James Cook not at start of Bills’ offseason program; Brandon Beane looks ahead to draft – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Bills’ James Cook absent from OTAs as RB awaits contract extension – The Athletic (subscription required)
- James Cook a no-show for start of Bills voluntary workouts – Democrat & Chronicle
- Buffalo Bills’ GM Brandon Beane addresses disgruntled running back’s OTAs absence – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
Even more Bills news
We hear why former All-Pro cornerback Tre’Davious White wanted to return to the Bills; how quarterback Josh Allen found out about Buffalo’s reunion with White; how Allen and the Bills are hitting the ground running at their voluntary workouts; and more!
- Former All-Pro wanted to be a Bill: ‘If you can’t get Buffalo on the line, just don’t call me’ – Democrat & Chronicle
- Why QB Josh Allen feels healthier than usual as offseason activities begin, inside CB Tre’Davious White’s Buffalo or Bust journey – BuffaloBills.com
- Bills’ QB Josh Allen shocked to see old teammate due to social media purge – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
- Josh Allen reveals wild way he found out the Bills re-signed Tre White – newyorkupstate.com
- Josh Allen had a busy offseason. Now he’s working on the finer details of the ‘everybody eats’ attack – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Allen hits the ground running as off season workout begin – WGR 550
- Josh Allen, Keon Coleman and the need for Bills’ QB-WR to get on same page – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
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