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2024 Buffalo Bills Draft

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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (BUF)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (BUF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (BUF)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (BUF)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (BUF)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (BUF)
Raheim Sanders
RB Arkansas
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (BUF)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (BUF)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DEN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (JAX)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Raheim Sanders
RB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (IND)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Brevin Jordan
TE
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Adam Trautman
TE
Players traded away
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Dawson Knox
TE
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Gabe Davis
WR
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Jordan Poyer
S
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Mitch Morse
C
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Nyheim Hines
RB
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Tyrel Dodson
LB
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Von Miller
EDGE
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D
ValueC- NeedB TradesF FutureD
The Bills lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bills took Demani Richardson at pick No. 196, roughly 106 spots before his name belonged.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

The Bills paired the rookies with proven help, Adam Trautman leading the way.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a double-digit-sack hope. A real need, handled.
Pick26 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 26th overall pick they get juice off the edge at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In slot 28 they get a weapon on the perimeter, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in pick No. 53 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams at No. 99 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Troy Fautanu
They took Troy Fautanu at par in the 118th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick121 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler at slot 121 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick146 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Curtis Jacobs. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick155 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
This one needs a full-page explanation: Gabe Hall in No. 155, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick158 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
They left a pile of value on the table to take Raheim Sanders this early at pick 158. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks in the 191st pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick196 Rnd6 Demani Richardson
Demani Richardson at Round 6, Pick 21 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
A premium they did not need to pay, Chau Smith-Wade a notch or two before his time. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick239 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
A reach for Hayden Hatten in the Round 7 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.