Bills 2026 NFL Draft takeaways: Defense gets help for new scheme

After yet another postseason disappointment in 2025, the Buffalo Bills set out to make some tangible changes heading into 2026. They’ve got a new head coach, a new defensive coordinator and defensive scheme, and their first draft class with all those changes is now in the books.For a second straight year, the Bills veered toward defense. The Bills used five of their seven picks on defense through the first five rounds, adding edge rusher T.J. Parker, cornerback Davison Igbinosun, inside linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr, safety Jalon Kilgore and interior defensive lineman Zane Durant. The Bills did bring in some offensive reinforcements for depth to begin Day 3, but defense was predictably the name of the game.Advertisement