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24FEB2024

  • kevinjameslawson DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (BUF)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (BUF)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Draft Picks Received
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (JAX)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (JAX)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills robbed the room for Neal. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Devin Neal, the No. 84 name on the board, stolen at pick 175. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In the 30th pick they get a premier pass rusher, and a steal at that.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Xavier Watts in the 56th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Fair-plus on Jalen Royals, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles at slot 108 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Taking Donovan Jackson in Round 4, Pick 17 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick131 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
Good price on O'Donnell Fortune in No. 131, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick154 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at pick 154 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Devin Neal
They will replay Devin Neal at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord in pick 179 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick206 Rnd6 Billy Bowman Jr.
They robbed the room for Billy Bowman Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick208 Rnd6 Emery Jones Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Emery Jones Jr. at No. 208 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.