What the Buffalo Bills should have done differently in the 2026 NFL Draft

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🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Buffalo Bills fans get a bold reimagining of the 2026 NFL Draft. Which prospects could have reshaped the franchise's future? Joe Marino and Bruce Nolan go head-to-head, revealing who they would have picked instead of Brandon Beane, sparking debate around draft philosophy, roster construction, and maximizing value with picks like Anthony Hill, Kaden McDonald, and Skyler Bell. Hot topics include the impact of skipping a first-round selection, the ripple effects of early linebacker and edge rusher choices, and whether prioritizing cornerback, offensive tackle, or interior defensive line depth better fits Jim Leonhard’s new defensive scheme. The discussion covers intriguing prospects—from Ephesians Prysock to DAmetrius Crownover—and questions if Beane’s approach to the draft will hold up long-term. Which alternate draft class would set the Bills up for greater success in the AFC East?

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0:00.0	what should the Buffalo Bills have done in the 2026 NFL draft?
0:05.7	I'm going to answer that for you right now.
0:11.9	You are locked on bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
0:18.5	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:24.8	What's up, Bill's Mafia?
0:26.7	It's Joe Marino on today's episode.
0:29.7	It's an annual tradition of me telling you who I would have picked in the 2026 NFL
0:37.4	draft. And as you know, I'm not alone.
0:40.4	Bruce Nolan from the Bruce exclusive podcast joins me every year. This is the seventh year in
0:47.9	a row we've done this. Every year since 2020, we've gone through after the draft and said,
0:53.5	this is who we would have picked instead of
0:56.7	what Brandon Bean ultimately did. Bruce, thanks for once again going on this journey with me.
1:03.7	Welcome in. Oh, thanks so much for having me, Joe. It is, it's a tradition unlike any other.
1:09.5	And we mean that in the very literal sense of the word,
1:12.3	right? It's, it's a, it's always put your, put your flag in the ground, right? Put in your,
1:17.8	money where your mouth is, however you'd like to idiomize it. And it's good to be back on doing it
1:23.0	once again. I always like to point this out. Brandon Bean has a major advantage on us.
1:30.5	He has an entire staff of people that have been working on this draft class for 11 months,
1:37.1	trying to find out every detail, meeting these human beings, putting them in a room and asking them questions and going through film, having them in the
1:46.9	facility. Now, you and I have a major advantage as well, and that's hindsight. We get to know what
1:53.0	happens in the draft. And the rule here is that as long as the player was picked after
1:58.7	the selection, their fair game.
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