FASTBALL: Buffalo Bills 2026 NFL Draft Needs and How Brandon Beane Should REBUILD the Roster

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🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Buffalo Bills face a pivotal 2026 NFL Draft as they aim to rediscover their “fastball” on both sides of the ball. With Brandon Beane searching for explosive young talent and new opportunities emerging under Jim Leonhard’s defensive scheme, the Bills must decide: Will edge rusher or wide receiver be the pick at No. 26? The debate swirls around potential impact players like KC Concepcion and Cassius Howell, with an eye on restoring Josh Allen’s offensive firepower and adding a true difference-maker off the edge. Joe Marino and Chris Tripasso break down Buffalo’s biggest draft needs, debate the value of run-stuffing defensive linemen versus true pass rushers, and spotlight rising receivers who could ignite the offense—Khalil Shakir and Dalton Kincaid’s roles included. The conversation examines how the Bills lost their explosiveness, how scheme evolution affects player targets, and which draft narratives are misleading fans. Will Buffalo make the bold moves necessary to shape the next era of Bills football?

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0:00.0	What are the bills priorities in the 2026 NFL draft and how should they address them?
0:06.6	We're exploring that today on Locked On Bills.
0:14.6	You are Locked on Bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
0:20.0	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:26.0	What's up, Bill's Mafia?
0:28.1	It's Joe Marino.
0:29.5	On today's episode, I'm joined by Chris Trapaso for our annual Buffalo Bills NFL draft
0:36.4	discussion.
0:37.7	Always look forward to doing this and picking Chris's brain.
0:41.3	Chris, welcome in.
0:42.7	It's great to be on this show every year, Joe, and kind of set the stage before we really get into draft month.
0:48.8	And everyone's going to only be thinking about what the bills are doing for those three days in late April.
0:54.2	Well, look, it's a big opportunity for Brandon Bean to add young talent to this roster,
0:59.9	to address needs. And before we get like very specific on what the bills need to get done
1:06.7	and what their needs are and how they can address those needs, there's been a lot of
1:09.8	conversation about this 2026 NFL draft and what it truly offers.
1:14.8	And it feels like everyone's got these googly eyes towards 2027.
1:18.5	We got a draft to do here at the end of April.
1:21.4	What are your perceptions on this class?
1:24.7	It's not a great class at the top.
1:27.1	And I think that's leading into what you just referenced about next year.
1:30.5	That in next year's class, seemingly, there are more household names at quarterback that have better traits than the quarterbacks in this class.
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