The Buffalo Bills have picks No. 56 and No. 62 in the second round of the NFL draft. Follow here for live updates throughout the night.
Here's from the first round.
Bills grab defensive end Landon Jackson
The Buffalo Bills have selected Arkansas defensive end Landon Jackson with the No. 72 overall pick in the NFL draft.
The 6-foot-6, 264-pounder has the elite size teams love in a defensive end. He’s a power player. He has intriguing explosiveness with a vertical jump of 40.5 inches, second best among all defensive ends in the draft. He has the kind of makeup and character – all football, all the time – that teams will love to bring into their locker room.
However, his production at Arkansas was good, but not great, with 6½ sacks each of the past two seasons. He’s not a natural bender around the edge, without the speed to consistently get wide that a higher-rated prospect, such as Boston College’s Donovan Ezeiruaku, exhibits.
Bills are done for the night
Barring a late-night shocker, the Bills are done for the night. Their next pick is late in the fourth round at No. 132 overall.
For now, their Saturday lineup of picks looks like this:
• Fourth round (No. 132 overall)
• Fifth round (No. 169)
• Fifth round (No. 170)
• Fifth round (No. 173)
• Sixth round (No. 177)
• Sixth round (No. 206)
• Seventh round (No. 240)
Some highlights from the rest of the AFC East:
• No, Shedeur did not go off the board.
• The New York Jets, who added a tackle in the first round and a tight end in the second round, went with defense at No. 73 overall, taking 6-foot-2 cornerback Azareye'h Thomas, who had 95 tackles and two interceptions in three seasons at Florida State.
• The Miami Dolphins, who took Michigan defensive tackle Kenneth Grant and Arizona guard Jonah Savaiinaea in the first two rounds, do not pick in the third round.
• The Patriots added Kyle Williams. Not that Kyle Williams. This younger guy is a 5-foot-11 wide receiver who had 1,198 yards and 14 touchdowns in his final year at Washington State. New England is clearly trying to boost its offense in this draft, with a left tackle, a running back and Williams.
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Bills trade up for athletic T.J. Sanders
The Bills have traded up to No. 41 overall to take a much-needed athletic defensive tackle, South Carolina's T.J. Sanders.
The Bills had just eight sacks from the interior defensive line last season, third-fewest in the NFL.
Sanders had 93 total tackles and 8½ sacks the past two seasons at South Carolina. Sanders is 6-foot-4, 297 pounds, not a huge man to be the eventual replacement for DaQuan Jones. But he has excellent mobility for his size and is a twitchy athlete. He holds up well against the run for his size.
A few highlights since the Bills' latest pick:
• The Bills' next pick is No. 72 overall, the eighth pick in the third round.
• At No. 42 overall, the New York Jets took LSU tight end Mason Taylor, son of Jason Taylor, the Dolphins' Hall of Fame edge rusher and a player Nick Saban called his favorite tight end in the draft.
• Boston College edge rusher Donovan Ezeiruaku, a popular pre-draft candidate to go to the Bills, wound up with the Dallas Cowboys at No. 44 overall.
• Michigan cornerback Will Johnson, who had a first-round grade in most pre-draft ratings, slid to the Arizona Cardinals at No. 47, likely because of concerns about an injured knee.
• Another AFC East team, the Dolphins, took a tight end at No. 50 overall — a Miami Hurricane, Elijah Arroyo, who had 35 catches for 590 yards and seven touchdowns last season.
Patriots add RB TreyVeyon Henderson
A pair of Ohio State running backs have gone early in the second round of the NFL draft.
The Cleveland Browns took Quinshon Judkins at No. 36 overall, and the New England Patriots followed at No. 38 with TreyVeyon Henderson, who had 1,016 rushing yards and 284 receiving yards for the Buckeyes last season.
Henderson is a fast, versatile back who can play all three downs. The Patriots have helped young quarterback Drake Maye with protection, taking left tackle Will Campbell at No. 4 overall, and a legitimate ground threat in Henderson.
Linebacker, receiver go early in second round
The Cleveland Browns opened Day 2 of the NFL draft by taking UCLA linebacker Carson Schwesinger, and the Houston Texans followed by taking Iowa State receiver Jayden Higgins with the second pick of the second round.
The Bills, who pick at Nos. 56 and 62, have needs at defensive tackle, defensive end and possibly receiver and safety.
Take a look at some of the , as delivered by our Mark Gaughan.
South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori went to Seattle at No. 35.
How to watch the draft
Rounds 2-3:Â 7 p.m. Friday.
Rounds 4-7:Â Noon Saturday.
Watch on ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and NFL Network. Streaming options include ESPN+ and NFL+ as well as YouTube TV, Fubo, Sling TV, and Hulu + Live TV.
