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RUN ON FEB 26, 2024

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Draft Selections
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (BUF)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (BUF)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (KC)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (ARI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Danna
EDGE
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Dante Stills
DT
Head Shot
Kobie Turner
DT
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Bills fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Beaux Limmer at Round 3, Pick 37 is 44 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hadden.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick66 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Edgerrin Cooper in the 66th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Mohamed Kamara
They reached into another round for Mohamed Kamara, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick100 Rnd3 Beaux Limmer
This one needs a full-page explanation: Beaux Limmer in pick No. 100, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the 105th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick129 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
They jumped the gun on Luke McCaffrey, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick158 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A tidy little value on Jaylin Simpson in Round 5, Pick 23, a step better than break-even. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick162 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
A conviction pick on Roger Rosengarten at pick No. 162 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Emani Bailey
Emani Bailey in slot 198 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick202 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in pick 202 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Daijahn Anthony
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Daijahn Anthony at the 206th overall pick is the proof. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick246 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They paid sticker price for Blake Watson in the 246th pick, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.