Could the Buffalo Bills trade Keon Coleman during the 2026 NFL Draft? At least one NFL writer thinks so, but what is Coleman's value and what does it mean for Buffalo?
Could the Buffalo Bills really trade Keon Coleman during the 2026 NFL Draft? At least one NFL reporter thinks so.
In his latest mock draft for ESPN, senior NFL writer Bill Barnwell has the Bills pulling off one of the draft's most interesting trades.
Barnwell has Buffalo trading out of the first round entirely. While that's not a big leap, it's what they trade for that could have fans scratching their heads.
In his trade proposal, the Bills make a deal with the Tennessee Titans to acquire the 35th overall pick in the 2nd round and the 66th overall pick in the 3rd round. That would give Buffalo two additional day two selections to go along with the 91st overall pick that they already own.
To get those picks, Buffalo would trade not only the 26th overall pick but the 168th overall in the 5th round and the 22-year-old Coleman as well.
"Though Joe Brady has said that he values Coleman and thinks that the third-year wide receiver can continue to grow in a Bills uniform, ownership publicly trashing Coleman in that memorable postseason news conference tells you how the most important person in the building sees the 2024 second-round pick," Barnwell writes. "This trade values Coleman as a fourth-rounder, which seems about right for a player who hasn't consistently impressed so far as a pro."
Taking the idea that Coleman is viewed as a fourth-round value into consideration, what is the actual value of this trade?
On the Buffalo side of things, the 26th overall pick is the most valuable single piece at 700 points, according to the traditional draft pick value chart. Pick 168 carries a value of 24.2, while Coleman, if he's viewed as a fourth-round value, could be anywhere from 96 to 36 points. For this exercise, let's put it near the high end of the fourth round, so give it an 80.
That means the pieces going out have a total value of 804.2. For the Titans to move up, there's no way they can't at least match that value. The 35th overall pick in the draft has a value of 550, and the 66th is valued at 260. That puts it at 810, or just slightly above the value the Bills are sending out.
In reality, for Buffalo to not use that first-round pick, it's hard to believe they would take a deal that hovers around equal value. Could they? Of course, but if Beane is getting multiple offers to move back, it's likely going to take something more.
Especially if that team wants Buffalo to send them a player as well.
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