BUFFALO, N.Y. -- To no one's surprise, the Buffalo Bills selected a defensive end -- Miami's Gregory Rousseau -- with the No. 30 overall pick of the 2021 NFL draft.
With veterans Jerry Hughes and Mario Addison entering the final year of their respective contracts in 2021 and few other building blocks at the position, it made sense for general manager Brandon Beane to invest another premium pick into an edge rusher.
But few, including ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr., expected Beane to double down and draft another defensive end -- Wake Forest's Carlos Basham Jr.