It’s always satisfying when the deal is formalized. Eight Bills draft selections, including S Cole Bishop, DT DeWayne Carter, RB Ray Davis, C/G Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, LB Edefuan Ulofoshio, DE Javon Solomon, T Tylan Grable, and CB Daequan Hardy, signed their rookie contracts today at the team’s Orchard Park headquarters.
Bishop was drafted in the second round with the 60th overall pick out of Utah. The safety was a three-time All-Pac 12 selection.
Carter was drafted in the third round with the 95th overall pick out of Duke. The defensive tackle was named first team All-ACC.
Davis was drafted in the fourth round with the 128th overall pick out of Kentucky. The running back set a school record with 21 touchdowns last season.
Van Pran-Granger was drafted in the fifth round with the 141st overall pick out of Georgia. The center/guard was named first team All-American by ESPN and received the SEC’s Jacobs Blocking trophy.
Ulofoshio was drafted in the fifth round with the 160th overall pick out of Washington. The linebacker was named third team All-American by the Associated Press and helped lead the Huskies to an appearance in the 2023 CFP National Championship game.
Grable was drafted in the sixth round with the 204th overall pick out of Central Florida. The offensive tackles started 13 games and named honorable mention All-Big 12 in 2023.
Hardy was drafted in the sixth round with the 219th overall pick out of Penn State. The cornerback produced two punt return touchdowns and averaged 14.6 yards per punt return in his career.
In total the Bills have signed nine of their 10 2024 draft picks.
