The Buffalo Bills started with two additional picks in the 2022 NFL Draft thanks to player trades, but also used one this offseason. Tight end Lee Smith garnered an extra seventh-rounder and defensive end Daryl Williams was flipped for an extra sixth. The traded their original seventh-round pick for QB Case Keenum of the Cleveland Browns.
They started with eight picks and finished with eight picks, but how they got there was fun. Here are all the major decisions general manager Brandon Beane made this weekend. Trades, picks, and links to all of our coverage.
Bills trade up for CB Kaiir Elam
- Bills select Florida cornerback Kaiir Elam
- Opinion: Elam gives Bills the CB reinforcements they badly needed
- Film analysis: What does Kaiir Elam bring to the table?
- Brandon Beane explains trade up for Kaiir Elam
- Prospect profile (from Big Blue View)
- Bills get fair value for first-round trade up
- Kaiir Elam injury history is short
- Mel Kiper nails Bills pick in final mock
- Kaiir Elam hangs out with Josh Allen at Sabres game
Bills trade back twice before selecting RB James Cook
- Bills trade back, nab Georgia RB James Cook
- Opinion: Bills find their receiving back in Cook
- Brandon Beane explains two trade downs in Round 2
- Film analysis: What does James Cook bring to the table?
- Injury analysis from college career
Bills select Baylor LB Terrel Bernard in third round
- Bills take LB Terrel Bernard in Round 3 with no trades
- Opinion: Terrel Bernard gives Bills a Matt Milano understudy
- Links: Meet the first three draft picks
- Watch: Kyle Brandt takes bite out of chicken wing after announcing pick
- Kyle Brandt’s days-old chicken wing part of WWE-inspired Draft announcement
- Injury analysis from college career
Bills trade up for WR Khalil Shakir
- Bills select Boise State WR Khalil Shakir after trade up
- Opinion: Khalil Shakir will replace Cole Beasley and more for Bills
- Injury analysis from college career
- Bills get a slight discount on trade up for Shakir
Bills open sixth round with P Matt Araiza
- Buffalo selects Punt God Matt Araiza, San Diego State, in sixth round
- Opinion: Matt Araiza will be a weapon for the Bills
- Matt Araiza film breakdown from Windy City Gridiron
- Injury analysis from college career
- Film analysis: What does Matt Araiza bring to the table?
Christian Benford, CB, Villanova goes to Buffalo in sixth
Virginia Tech OL Luke Tenuta is the pick
Bills pick LB Baylon Spector in seventh round
Undrafted Free Agents are coming off the board
2022 NFL Draft: Buffalo Bills selections
| Round | Selection | Player | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Selection | Player | College | Notes |
| 1 | 23 | CB Kaiir Elam | Florida | Obtained from BAL for picks 25 & 130 |
| 1 | 25 | TRADED | TRADED | Bills original selection, traded to Baltimore |
| 2 | 57 | TRADED | TRADED | Bills original selection, traded to Tampa Bay |
| 2 | 60 | TRADED | TRADED | Obtained from TB for pick 57, traded to CIN |
| 2 | 63 | RB James Cook | Georgia | Obtained from CIN for pick 60 |
| 3 | 89 | LB Terrel Bernard | Baylor | Bills original selection |
| 4 | 130 | TRADED | TRADED | Bills original selection, traded to Baltimore |
| 5 | 148 | WR Khalil Shakir | Boise State | Obtained from CHI for picks 168 & 203 |
| 5 | 168 | TRADED | TRADED | Bills original selection, traded to Chicago |
| 6 | 180 | P Matt Araiza | San Diego State | Obtained from TB for pick 57 |
| 6 | 185 | CB Christian Benford | Villanova | Acquired from Carolina for Darryl Johnson |
| 6 | 203 | TRADED | TRADED | Bills original selection, traded to Chicago |
| 6 | 209 | OL Luke Tenuta | Virginia Tech | Obtained from CIN for pick 60 |
| 7 | 231 | LB Baylon Spector | Clemson | Acquired from Atlanta for Lee Smith |
| 7 | 246 | TRADED | TRADED | Bills original selection, traded for Case Keenum |
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Podcasts
- Jamie & Newt: There’s more to the Draft experience than player selections (5/5)
- Q&A: NFL Draft value and the running back position (5/3)
- Off Tackle with John Fina: Bills’ Draft recap (5/2)
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- CTW: recapping the Bills’ Draft with Grif (5/1)
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