Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR Sports Radio 550) - The Buffalo Bills have 10 picks going into the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. They will pick 30th overall in Round 1 on Thursday, April 24.
The Bills will then have two selections in the second round, but no picks in the third round on Day 2 of the draft on Friday, April 25. The on Day 3 on Saturday, April 26, the Bills are scheduled to pick twice in Round 4, three times in the fifth round and twice in the sixth round.
As a lead-up to the draft, WGR will provide profiles of some players that could be a good fit for the Bills at positions of need. The four positions we will cover are wide receiver, cornerback, defensive end and defensive tackle. We will highlight five players at each of those positions.
Scouting reports will be provided by Joe Marino, who does draft analysis for WGR. Marino also hosts the following podcasts: “Locked On Bills”, “Locked on NFL Scouting” and “NFL First Read”. Marino has also authored two books about the Bills: “Go Bills!” and “Buffalo's Run”.
Also be sure to follow him on X, @TheJoeMarino.
We start the series of draft profiles with the cornerback position, and first up is Jahdae Barron from the University of Texas.
Barron has quite the resume to present to NFL general managers.
The fifth-year senior capped off his Longhorns career with a 2024 to remember. Barron ended up earning First-Team All-SEC honors, as well as First-Team All-American honors, and won the Jim Thorpe Award as the top defensive back in college football.
The 5-foot-11 Barron was also named Defensive MVP in Texas' quarterfinal game in the College Football Playoffs.
Last season, Barron led the SEC and was third in the Football Bowl Subdivision with five interceptions. It was his first season playing the boundary corner position after spending 2022 and 2023 as a nickel corner. Barron was considered a swiss army knife, because he can play anywhere in the secondary.
A native of Austin, Texas where the University of Texas is located, Barron spent all five of his seasons playing for his hometown team.
His breakout season was in 2022 when he became a full-time starter. Barron was named and Honorable Mention All-SEC member.
In 2023, Barron earned Second-Team All-SEC honors.
Over his five years wearing burnt orange and white, Barron played in 56 games, 38 of which were starts. He finished with eight interceptions, and was tied for sixth in program history with three non-offensive touchdowns. He scored off an interception, a fumble recovery and a blocked punt.
The speedy Barron was timed at 4.39 in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.
Here is what Marino has to say about Barron:
Positives:
What I love about Barron is he is highly instinctive. I think he's got a natural feel for route recognition and his ability to anticipate, to squeeze on routes, to anticipate breaks, is really high-level stuff.
He gives a lot of versatility. I can see him as a player who functions well in the slot or outside. I do worry that people will look at his arm length, sub 30-inch arms and think slot only. I would push back heavily against that.
I think the really pure comparison in just about every imaginable way is Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie. Barron validated his ability to play on the outside this year at Texas when he played at that spot the most of any season of his career and very comfortably had the best season of his career.
Especially when it comes to taking away the football.
Physical player, dense build that allows him to be very firm through contact and have very good body control. You're going to love the physicality in general, how he likes to hit, and tackle and play off contact. He's high football character.
From a Bills perspective, he will absolutely mesh with the coaching staff and that Bills DNA.
Concerns:
It’s fair to point out the length. I think the reason the length matters is because it decreases his margin for error. It’s great that he has the instincts that he has because that helps the margin for error because Its a little bit smaller. He does have small arms relative to the position.
I ultimately think for Barron, if he's going to be a Bill, he's probably a player they'd have to trade up to go get.
WGR will provide full coverage of the 2025 NFL Draft during all seven rounds.