Buffalo traded Stefon Diggs, the 2024 No. 189 pick and a 2025…
Buffalo traded Stefon Diggs, the 2024 No. 189 pick and a 2025 fifth-round choice to Houston for Minnesota's 2025 second-round pick. That second-rounder became No. 56 overall and was one of three selections Buffalo sent to Chicago to move up for defensive tackle T.J. Sanders while also acquiring picks 72 and 240. The Bills therefore converted Diggs and two later picks into premium 2025 draft capital that helped reshape their defensive class.
Buffalo Bills Received
- pick 2025 second round pick (#56, from Minnesota via Houston; later traded in package to Chicago)
Houston Texans Received
- player Stefon Diggs
- pick 2024 sixth round pick (#189, later traded to Detroit)
- pick 2025 fifth round pick (#166, later traded to Cleveland)
Trade Analysis
The trade terms are now fully documented and the duplicate legacy assets can be removed. Buffalo's official announcement says the Bills received a 2025 second-round selection that Houston had previously acquired from Minnesota. Houston received Stefon Diggs, the 2024 sixth-round pick at No. 189 and Buffalo's 2025 fifth-round choice. NFL's transaction and draft-trade trackers corroborate the same structure. There is only one Buffalo return asset in the original exchange: the 2025 second-round pick, not two separate second-round selections. There is also no generic extra draft-pick compensation on Houston's side beyond Diggs and the two identified picks.
Houston received immediate but shortened veteran production. NFL records show Diggs starting eight games for the Texans in 2024 and catching 47 passes for 496 yards and three touchdowns, plus one rushing score. He was a meaningful part of the offense during the first half of the season, but his Houston tenure did not extend beyond that year. TradeVerdicts therefore credits the Texans for those eight games rather than for his later production with other clubs.
The two draft choices that accompanied Diggs also retained value. Houston's acquired 2024 sixth-rounder was No. 189. On draft day, the Texans sent No. 189 to Detroit and received No. 205 and No. 249, which became running back Jawhar Jordan and guard LaDarius Henderson. The 2025 fifth-rounder became No. 166. Before that draft, Houston sent No. 166 and a 2027 fifth-rounder to Cleveland for Nos. 179, 216 and 255. NFL's 2025 trade tracker records No. 255 becoming tight end Luke Lachey, while the other two choices were moved again. Those downstream moves matter as asset-management value, but they should not be collapsed into a claim that every later player was directly part of the Diggs trade.
Buffalo's return became No. 56 overall in the 2025 draft. The Bills did not simply select one player with it. Instead, Buffalo packaged No. 56 with its own No. 62 and No. 109 selections in a trade with Chicago. The Bills received No. 41, No. 72 and No. 240, using those picks on defensive tackle T.J. Sanders, edge rusher Landon Jackson and wide receiver Kaden Prather. Because No. 56 was only one component of a multi-pick package, TradeVerdicts credits Buffalo for converting the acquired second-rounder into flexible premium capital rather than pretending the Diggs trade alone purchased Sanders.
The hindsight gap is modest. Houston got useful short-term production from Diggs and extracted additional value from both accompanying picks, while Buffalo moved on from a veteran receiver and obtained a high second-round asset that became part of an aggressive defensive draft maneuver. The Texans' side was productive but temporary; Buffalo's side produced longer-lived draft flexibility. A B for Buffalo and B- for Houston reflects a narrow Bills advantage rather than a lopsided result.