At the upcoming 2022 NFL draft, the Buffalo Bills will first select at No. 25 overall in the first round–as things currently stand.
If that holds, it’ll be the first time in a long time the team has done so.
Over the course of their history, the Bills haven’t really held the 25th selection. The team has not in regards to the league’s modern-draft format, at least.
Their history with it dates all the way back to the team’s AFL days.
Check out the three who were amongst the team’s 25th pick faction below:
1961: OT Stew Barber
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Playing for the Bills for his entire career until 1969, offensive lineman Stew Barber was the first-ever No. 25 selection by Buffalo. Back then, that pick was in the fourth round of the AFL draft.
Barber was named a five-time All-Star in the AFL with the Bills, eventually landing on the AFL’s all-time second-team. He helped Buffalo win two AFL championships in 1964-1965.
1964: DB Butch Byrd
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Byrd is the most well known member of the…