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PASS RUSH: Should the Buffalo Bills TARGET Cassius Howell in Round 1? Exploring 2026 EDGE Options

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🗓️ 9 April 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Buffalo Bills’ defensive front faces a pivotal offseason—can the right edge rusher transform their pass rush? Joe Marino unpacks top NFL Draft targets like Cassius Howell (Texas A&M), Keldric Falk (Auburn), Jaishawn Barham (Michigan), Dani Dennis-Sutton (Penn State), LT Overton (Alabama), and David Bailey (Texas Tech), evaluating each prospect’s size, athleticism, and impact. Marino spotlights Bills’ need for both bursty, bendy edge threats and true five-techniques, weighing explosive upside against concerns about mass, length, and flexibility. Will Brandon Beane look for instant pass-rush juice or settle on a more versatile, developmental profile? With insights into Jim Leonhard’s defensive system, player comps, and ideal draft positioning for these prospects, this breakdown is essential listening for fans tracking Buffalo’s draft strategy and future defensive identity.

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0:00.0

Which prospect should the bills target at edge rusher and when should they pull the trigger on drafting one?

0:10.7

You are locked on bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.

0:17.2

Part of the Locked on podcast Network, your team every day.

0:23.4

What's up, Phil's Mafia? It's Joe Marino. On today's episode, we are continuing our work in building the Buffalo Bills 2026 NFL draft board.

0:34.7

And we are starting edge rushers today. We've already covered interior

0:38.8

defensive linemen, wide receivers, linebackers, but today we begin edge rushers. We'll discuss

0:45.8

six prospects today and we will cover 12 more in the coming days. And as a reminder, the

0:53.8

prospects I cover today are not necessarily my top

0:57.0

six, but they are players the bills could target in the first round, day two, even on

1:03.9

early day three. I want to present a mix of options at different points in the draft that

1:09.8

could make some sense for the bills. And that

1:12.0

will be my objective in the coming episodes on edge rushers as well. So we can get a really good

1:18.1

feel for what this class offers and when the right parts of the draft would be to pick

1:24.1

certain players. Now, the need to me is pretty clear at edge rusher.

1:28.7

I like what the bills have in Bradley Chubb and Greg Rousseau and Michael Hoyt,

1:33.3

but I think they need to diversify what they have.

1:37.0

And part of that would be adding some more speed and flexibility,

1:41.8

but also you want some guys that can maybe reduce and play

1:47.2

that five technique spot. So I think there's a need for both of those positions where the

1:51.8

bills really don't have a player that's played the five technique in an odd front. And finding

1:58.6

that type of skill set is helpful as well.

2:02.5

So we will discuss both sides of that equation and we'll get into six different guys

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