Buffalo Bills draft picks 2021: Round-by-round selections

Here is a 2021 NFL draft pick-by-pick breakdown for the Buffalo Bills:

Round 1 (No. 30 overall) – Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami (Fla.): Rousseau was the ACC defensive rookie of the year after recording 15½ sacks in 2019 before opting out in 2020 as his mother, a nurse, battled COVID-19 from the front lines at Florida Medical Center. The year away didn’t benefit Rousseau, who was overshadowed by Jaelan Phillips at the Hurricanes’ pro day. Yet his intelligence, instincts, production and ability to rush from the interior on nickel packages should make him a welcome addition.

5 things to know about defensive end Gregory Rousseau (BuffaloBills.com)

Round 2 (61) – Carlos Basham, Jr., DE, Wake Forest: “Boogie” Basham is a high-effort D-lineman who continues adding to the depth here after Buffalo took Rousseau in Round 1. At 6-3, 274 pounds, Basham should also be more stout against the run than some of the Bills’ lighter edge players.

5 things to know about defensive end Boogie Basham (BuffaloBills.com)

Round 3 (93) – Spencer Brown, OT, Northern Iowa: Massive at 6-8 and 311 pounds, he might be a developmental project given Buffalo appears set with top OTs Dion Dawkins and Daryl Williams.