Bills’ 2022 NFL Draft Picks: Who Buffalo Took Each Round

One of the AFC’s best teams is set to pick eight times during the 2022 draft.

The Bills enter the 2022 NFL draft with one of the most talented and consistent teams in the league over the last few years. After an up-and-down start to the 2021 season, Josh Allen and company locked in, winning the final four games of the regular season before blowing out the rival Patriots in the wild-card round of the playoffs. The Bills ultimately fell short of the Lombardi Trophy, though, as they lost to the Chiefs in an overtime classic. 

Now, the Bills look to stack more talent as they chase the first Super Bowl in franchise history. 

The team began the week with the No. 25. However, Buffalo traded its No. 25 and No. 130 picks to Baltimore for a selection at No. 23 on Thursday, its first of several picks in the 2022 draft. 

Here is how the Bills draft has turned out thus far (to be updated during NFL draft):

• Round 1, Pick 23: (from Cardinals via Ravens) Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida 
• Round 2, Pick 63 (from Bengals): James Cook, RB, Georgia
• Round 3, Pick 89: Terrel Bernard, LB, Baylor
• Round 5, Pick 148 (from Texans through Bears): Khalil Shakir, WR, Boise State
• Round 6, Pick 180 (from Jaguars via Buccaneers): Matt Araiza, P, San Diego State
• Round 6, Pick 185 (from Panthers): Christian Benford, CB, Villanova 
• Round 6, Pick 209 (from Bengals): Luke Tenuta, OT, Virginia Tech
• Round 7, Pick 231 (from Falcons): Baylon Spector, LB, Clemson

The 2022 NFL draft begins with the first round on Thursday, April 28 at 8 p.m. ET. The second and third rounds take place on Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. Rounds four through seven take place on Saturday, beginning at noon.

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