Buffalo Bills sign eight draft picks to rookie contracts

Tuesday morning, the Buffalo Bills signed almost their entire 2024 draft class to rookie contracts, with the exception of international player and offensive tackle, Travis Clayton, who had already signed his contract with the team May 9. Receiver Keon Coleman is now Buffalo’s only 2024 draft pick to sign his rookie contract.

Nonetheless, it’s still a good feeling to put pen to paper and sign your first NFL contract. The eight players who signed their deals today include safety Cole Bishop, defensive tackle DeWayne Carter, running back Ray Davis, offensive lineman Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio, defensive end Javon Solomon, offensive tackle Tylan Grable and cornerback Daequan Hardy. Only time will tell which players make a big enough impact to see them sign a return offer to stay with Buffalo in a few years.

The Bishop and Carters deals are the only ones that have an immediate impact on Buffalo’s salary cap. In the offseason, only the top 51 hits count, and Davis, Van Pran-Granger and the rest of the class are all under $1 million. Carter’s and Bishop’s deals combined only change Buffalo’s cap commitment by about $300,000, as they were just a bit higher than the contracts they replace in the top 51.