Bills Trade Elam, Draft Hancock & Johnson

0:00It's April 26. I'm Cory with the story, and this is NFL News Today Football News powered by AI. The Buffalo Bills grabbed a cornerback in the second round of the 2026 NFL draft, stepping up because they're earlier first round pick. Kair Elam never panned out. They shipped him off to the Dallas Cowboys last year, along with a late-round pick in exchange for better draft capital that upgraded there. Selections. That trade should got nicely for Buffalo after the 2025 draft order settled. The Bills landed the 170th overall pick, which they flipped into Ohio State cornerback Jordan Hancock, basically sliding him right into Elam's old roster spot as their second corner of that draft. Meanwhile, the Bills moved the 228th pick from 2026 to the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this offseason, packaging it. With Terran Johnson for the 182nd overall selection, on Dallas's side, they used the 2-on-4th pick to draft Oregon offensive tackle Ajani Cornelius.

1:03Elam got some run in Dallas during 2025, starting seven of 10 games with 29 tackles and one pass defended, but the Cowboys. Shaky Defense led to his release. He bounced to the Titans to finish the year and just signed with the Chiefs this offseason. Buffalo's clearly rebuilding that secondary from the ground up. Turning a miss into multiple hits across drafts while Elam keeps chasing his shot elsewhere.