Buffalo Bills 2026 NFL Draft: Picks by round, biggest needs, best fits

The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off live from Pittsburgh on Thursday, April 23 and the latest crop of rookies will be hearing their names called all weekend long. For the Buffalo Bills, the biggest need is an obvious one: Nose tackle.

New Bills defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard is transitioning the unit to a 3-4 defensive scheme. Ed Oliver is a traditional three-technique defensive tackle and T.J. Sanders isn't a traditional nose tackle. That leaves Deone Walker as Buffalo's nose tackle. More depth and even a potential starter can be added in the draft.

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Here's everything you need to know about the Buffalo Bills for this year's draft, including a round-by-round look at picks and a potential trade candidate already on the roster:

Buffalo Bills NFL draft best prospect fit: DT Peter Woods, Clemson

Per USA TODAY's Ayrton Ostly:

Buffalo's secondary could use some help but adding another young body up front could lift the unit's floor as a whole. Woods is similarly sized to Ed Oliver and T.J. Sanders with plenty of potential that he flashed in Clemson that made him a potential top-five prospect coming into 2025. He could work out the holes in his game in a rotational role early before developing into a star later on.

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