Recently, I put together the reports of Top 30 visits, Private Workouts, Zoom Meetings, Pro Day Meetings, and Combine visits into a cheat sheet of sorts, but in doing so got some interesting insights into who some of their targets might be.

Before we begin we should consider, does this even matter? Does Brandon Beane use Top 30 visits to gain information or does he avoid visits with guys he really likes?

In years past, Josh Allen, Tremaine Edmunds, Ed Oliver, Dawson Knox, Vosean Joseph, Jack Anderson, Kaiir Elam, James Cook, Jalen Wydermyer (UDFA), Justin Shorter were all top 30 visits.

Last year, Keon Coleman was a 30 visit and had a combine meeting with the Bills. Both Javon Solomon and Edefuan Ulofoshio had Zoom meetings with Javon Solomon also having a combine meeting. Frank Gore Jr. also had a combine meeting and would go on to sign with the team as a UFA. Of course, I was hoping that the Bills would draft Cooper DeJean as he was also a combine meeting and a top 30 visit.

It appears that the Bills pattern with visit, is that is it often predictive, but not a requirement with players like Dalton Kincaid and Greg Rousseau not having been in for 30 visits.

Today though we’ll look at the things that made us raise our eyebrows. What surprised us after looking at the list?

CB – Jahdae Barron

The highest ranked player that tops the list is Jahdae Barron, whom the Bills met with at the combine. His range in mock drafts has been widely varied as he in some media mocks go as high as 9th or as low as 23rd. If he slips to that range, he will be in play as a trade up candidate. At 5’11, 194 lbs, to run a 4.39 with a 1.5 split in the first ten yards speaks to his athletic potential. To only allow a 50.3 QB rating when targeted says a lot more about his ability to play corner at the next level. If he gets past 15 to the Falcons, don’t be surprised to see Big Baller Beane start to make some phone calls.

DE – Shemar Stewart

The next player at the top of the rankings is Shemar Stewart who I put in the same pool as Jahdae Barron. While Stewart could go as high as the top 10, he may slide if teams prioritize positions with more scarcity. If he gets past 14 to the Colts, Beane could look to swing a trade up. An absolute stud athlete, he placed in the top 94+ percentile for most athletic measures at the combine including the forty, the vert, and the broad jump. With that performance, he will most likely be a tantalizing, but unrealistic idea for the Buffalo Bills. Beane is known to trade up though, and when he does it’s often targeting players with high athletic ceilings.

CB Trey Amos

With both a top 30 visit and a combine workout, we have to consider Trey Amos to be a top target for the Bills in the first round. There is a good chance that when the Bills pick at 30, he may be available, but don’t be surprised if Beane works a deal with Pittsburgh Steelers at pick 21. at 6’1 195 lbs Amos has prototypical size for a Bills CB. Combined with a 4.43 40, a good showing in the Broad Jump and the versatility to play both zone and man would come into a suddenly old experienced DB room with the recent signings of Tre’Davious White and Dane Jackson and immediately challenge for the number 2 role behind Christian Benford.

Isaiah Bond

This one is tough. On one hand, I wasn’t super high on Isaiah Bond in the first place as his statistical production never lived up to the hype. He is a fast athlete who runs deep routes, but he never took over either at Alabama or at Texas. Good athletes at WR who don’t produce generally don’t do very well in the NFL. So he would already be a gamble. Add in the fact that he is out on bail right now for a sexual abuse allegation and a subsequent countersuit, and he hearkens back to Cory Bojorquez vibes. ESPN ranks him as the 10 highest WR prospect on their board, NFL.com has him 9th, and PFF has him 17th. However, we can’t ignore the fact that Bills had him in for not only a top-30 visit, but also a private workout, a pro day visit, and a combine workout. It is possible that the Bills are simply trying to have more contact to get updates on his legal situation or to see if character concerns are enough to take him down (or completely off) their board. In that draft range in the 4th round, I would much rather have Jalen Royals, but where there is smoke, there tends to be fire.

Chris Paul

Chris Paul wins not only the prize for most unsettling profile picture, but also for getting the second most contact with the Bills of any prospect in this class. The Bills brought him in for a private workout, a Zoom meeting, and a combine meeting. He was also a 4th round pick in my most recent mock draft. ESPN has him as their 5 highest rated LB, NFL.com as their 9th, and PFF as their 5th. He fits the Bills uniquely as an undersized LB at 6’1 222 with good speed, explosiveness, and wingspan who tackles reliably, rushes the passer, defends the run, and holds his own in coverage. Keep in mind, the only two players who were included in a Zoom interview last year was Javon Solomon and Edefuan Elofoshio, both draft picks by the Bills.

Notable Mentions

The following players all had two separate contacts with the Bills throughout the 2025 offseason:

  • Landon Jackson – DE Arkansas (Pro Day and Combine Visit)
  • Andrew Makuba – S Texas (Private Workout and Combine Visit)
  • Jaydon Blue – RB Texas (Top 30 Visit and Combine Visit)
  • Billy Bowman Jr. – S Oklahoma (Top 30 Visit and Zoom Meeting)
  • Zeek Biggers – DT Georgia Tech (Zoom Meeting and Pro Day Visit)