Bills sign massive chunk of 2024 draft class to deals

The Bills signed a significant portion of their draft class Tuesday. The team announced that they’ve signed the following players to rookie contracts:

• Round 2, No. 60: Cole Bishop (S, Utah)
• Round 3, No. 95 (from Chiefs): DeWayne Carter, DT (Duke)
• Round 4, No. 128: Ray Davis (RB, Kentucky)
• Round 5, No. 141 (from Giants through Panthers): Sedrick Van Pran-Granger (C, Georgia)
• Round 5, No. 160 (from Packers): Edefuan Ulofoshio (LB, Washington)
• Round 5, No. 168 (from Saints): Javon Solomon (EDGE, Troy)
• Round 6, No. 204: Tylan Grable (T, Central Florida)
• Round 6, No. 219 (from Packers): Daequan Hardy (CB, Penn State)

The team previously signed seventh-round offensive tackle Travis Clayton. Second-round wide receiver (and the Bills’ top-overall pick) Keon Coleman is the only remaining unsigned rookie.

Cole Bishop had a standout career at Utah that saw him collect 197 tackles and 7.5 sacks. He earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors this past season, finishing with 60 stops, 6.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and two interceptions. 

That performance helped establish Bishop as one of the draft’s top safety prospects, and he was ultimately selected by the Bills with the 60th-overall pick.

After releasing Jordan Poyer and with Micah Hyde remaining unsigned, the Bills should have an opening for Bishop in the starting lineup. Last year’s third safety, Taylor Rapp, is temporarily penciled in as the other starting safety, so even if the Bills add some reinforcement, there’s a good chance Bishop will still see significant playing time.