Detroit, Mich. (WGR 550) - The Buffalo Bills added depth to their offensive line at the 2024 NFL Draft with the selection of center Sedrick Van Pran-Granger with the 141st overall pick. Van Pran-Granger is the Bills' second pick of the fifth round.
Van Pran-Granger started his final 44 games with the Bulldogs, helping lead Georgia to a 42-2 record in that span.
The 22-year-old was a First-Team All-American by ESPN and Sports Illustrated in 2023, and also also won the SEC Jacobs Blocking Trophy.
Van Pran-Granger joins an offensive line that sees some change to it after the starting front-five didn't miss a single game in 2023. He will be competing with veterans Connor McGovern and Will Clapp for time under center with the Bills.
Here is what NFL analyst Lloyd Cushenberry said on Van Pran-Granger during his pre-draft evaluations:
"Since 2021, Van Pran-Granger has played in the middle of feisty offensive lines. He has short arms, strong hands and good size by NFL standards. He has the hand quickness, placement and play strength to scrap against the nose, while his innate sense of positioning allows him to beat defenders to the spot moving laterally. He’ll have some ugly losses as both a run blocker and in pass protection when he starts to play too far forward or his footwork gets sloppy in space. It doesn’t always look controlled or clean, but he’s a fighter who usually finds ways to get his guy blocked. He should become an early NFL starter as a Day 2 selection."
The Bills have traded the 144th overall pick to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round pick.
Buffalo's next selection will be at 160th overall in the fifth round.
