Key Highlights
- Let’s evaluate some performances. Edge RusherMalachi Lawrence, EDGE (Central Florida) (RAS 9.90)Lawrence showed at the combine what he shows on film: impressive movement.
- He had a 96th percentile or better mark in the 40-yard dash, 20-yard split, 10-yard split, broad jump, and vertical jump.
- With requisite arm length (33.63”) over a generally established threshold of 33”, Lawrence can provide a team with an athletic rusher to mold likely on Day 2 of the upcoming draft. NFL. com’s Lance Zierlien compared Lawrence to former Philadelphia Eagles and current Arizona Cardinals defender Josh Sweat, who was on the wish list for many Bills fans as a free agent last offseason — and who totaled 12 sacks in 2025 (a number any Bills fan would be thrilled to get out of a singular pass rusher in recent years). AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMason Reiger, EDGE (Wisconsin) (9.53 RAS)Reiger is a tall, linear, explosive athlete who happens to hail from new Bills defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard’s last play-calling location in Camp Randall.
- Leonhard and Reiger’s time didn’t overlap there, but the former Badger projects as an edge defender in more of an odd front (which the Bills may utilize notably under Leonhard). Reiger’s arm length (32.63”) is a smidge shorter than you’d expect from a guy who’s every bit of 6’5”, but he tallied an 89th-percentile or better mark in the 10-yard split, broad jump, and vertical jump. Wide ReceiverBryce Lance, WR (North Dakota State) (9.95 RAS)AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe younger brother of former top three pick Trey Lance, Bryce followed in the footsteps of former NDSU freak athlete wide receiver Christian Watson by putting up 95th-percentile or better marks in the 40-yard dash, 20- and 10-yard splits, vertical jump, and broad jump. Unlike a lot of recent combine attendees, Lance also partook in the shuttle and three-cone drills, showing impressive agility (84th-percentile shuttle, 64th-percentile three-cone) for a player of his 6’3” height.
- Lance’s proven athleticism, with two years of strong production (1,000 receiving yards in both 2024 and 2025) and excellent ball-tracking skills, could have him selected in the top 100 in April. Germie Bernard, WR (Alabama) (9.04 RAS)Bernard’s athleticism may have taken a few draft aficionados off guard when he came out and posted and 80th percentile or better mark in the 40-yard dash, 10-yard split, broad jump, and three-cone.