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24FEB2025A

  • kevinjameslawson DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Hendrickson
DE
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Grand theft in slot 171: the Bills steal Ewers and grade out a A-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Quinn Ewers at the 171st overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Trey Hendrickson deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
A tidy bit of business in No. 62, where Isaiah Bond graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jermari Harris
Value with a capital V on Jermari Harris in the 108th overall pick, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick131 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Circle this one: Lathan Ransom at the 131st pick is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick171 Rnd5 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers at slot 171 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to Round 5, Pick 36, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Pat Bryant
Somehow Pat Bryant was still sitting there in pick No. 179, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 Ja'Quinden Jackson
They robbed the room for Ja'Quinden Jackson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick208 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
You do not let a cornerback like Cobee Bryant reach pick No. 208 and blink. They did not. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.