2026 NFL draft: South Carolina's Jalon Kilgore meets Bills at combine
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The Bills met with South Carolina safety Jalon Kilgore at the 2026 NFL combine, per Power 96.5 FM.
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The secondary was one of the position groups Buffalo met with the most in Indianapolis.
Kilgore is a 6-foot-1, 211-pound talent out of Georgia who emerged as one of the top prospects at his position in the 2026 draft class. He's currently ranked as the No. 3 safety on most boards behind Ohio State's Caleb Downs and Oregon's Dillon Thieneman.
Thieneman is another safety the Bills met with.
Kilgore is a freak athlete who was a standout in track and field before focusing on football. He was the Georgia 2A state champion in the long jump as a sophomore with a mark of 23 feet, 7 inches, and also competed in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes.
At South Carolina, Kilgore developed into a versatile safety who can line up in the box, play single-high, or come down into the slot. His range and ball-hawking ability have made him one of the SEC's most impactful defensive backs over the past two seasons.
The versatility and skill set fit the bill of what Buffalo's looking for at safety.
Kilgore's combination of size, speed, and instincts makes him a potential first-round pick as one of the more dynamic safety prospects in this year's class.
For the Bills, he could be an impact player at a position of need, and his versatility and playmaking ability could boost Buffalo's secondary and give Jim Leonhard a player he can deploy in multiple ways.
Kilgore is projected as a first-round selection in the 2026 NFL draft and could fall in range for the team to select him.
This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: 2026 NFL draft: South Carolina's Jalon Kilgore meets Bills at combine