Bills Sweat Through Trade For 6-7, 344-Pound Phenom

As the first few picks began to trickle in on the final day of the 2025 draft, Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane was nervous. 

His Bills roster had circled Kentucky defensive tackle Deone Walker with their pick in the fourth round. With a tackle-needy Jets also needing a player, though, the Bills would have to make a trade-up to acquire the 6-7, 344-pound phenom. 

Buffalo was able to make that trade, but only just. It's something Beane is grateful for at this point in the offseason - even if it may had been a stressful situation.

"He was one of those ones, we were sweating it, sweating it, sweating it. The pick is in before, we can now pick him," said Beane during an appearance on One Bills Live. "I turn around. Behind me in the draft room is all of our area/national scouts, so I turned around and I saw as much enthusiasm from that as any pick there was because there's a lot of guys in there that are fired up. Again, I can make some cases for some other players, but if you ask my college scouts, that's the guy they would say."

Beane is never against making trades to benefit his roster. It's how the organization remains one of the more aggressive teams in the league despite their tight cap number. 

Walker is now a member of the Bills. His impact should be felt immediately this season and may even help prolong Ed Oliver's career for as long as they possibly could at this point.