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Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (BUF)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (KC)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bills, and a B- to prove it.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Antwaun Powell-Ryland; the Bills did not wait, grabbing him 63 spots ahead at the Round 3 slot. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

On value alone, Watts makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nick Emmanwori at No. 31 is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
A quiet steal in pick No. 56: Kaleb Johnson for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Somehow Xavier Watts was still sitting there in slot 62, and they pounced on premier safety value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick95 Rnd3 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Antwaun Powell-Ryland. It fills a real need, too.
Pick109 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
Ty Robinson at the 109th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton at Round 4, Pick 30 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in the Round 5 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick170 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
The board had cheaper options than JJ Pegues at pick No. 170, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nazir Stackhouse well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick177 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
A big swing on Isaac TeSlaa at the 177th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson in the 206th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.