His Bills roster had circled Kentucky defensive tackle Deone Walker with their pick in the fourth round. With a tackle-needy Jets also needing a player, though, the Bills would have to make a trade-up to acquire the 6-7, 344-pound phenom.

In the draft's sixth round, Brandon Beane and the Buffalo Bills may have hit the jackpot again. In the 2022 NFL Draft, the Bills struck gold with Christian Benford in Round 6, and in that same year, they took a first-round corner,

One of the weaknesses that came up for Buffalo was the lack of depth at the cornerback spot, especially with Kaiir Elam not panning out after being taken in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Hairston brings big-play ability to the Bills' defensive backfield and that upside should play well for a unit that would like to take advantage of teams throwing away from Christian Benford.