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Buffalo Bills
Grand theft in Round 5, Pick 36: the Bills steal McCord and grade out a B.
by JTT81 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 8 steals
· 0 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kyle McCord, slot 175, roughly 50 picks past where he belonged.
Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 30 they get an anchor for the defensive front, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Xavier Watts at No. 56 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A clean, defensible pick in the 62nd overall pick with a little surplus value in Zy Alexander. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Kevin Winston Jr. at Round 4, Pick 7 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They read the board right and Kalel Mullings was the payoff at pick 131. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Circle this one: Kyren Lacy at pick No. 171 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Kyle McCord in the 175th pick, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Mello Dotson at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Somehow Quincy Riley was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 28, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Luke Lachey at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.