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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (JAX)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CHI)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB FutureC+
The Bills let Rourke fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

When a board-topper like Kurtis Rourke slides to pick 208, you do not overthink it, and the Bills did not.

Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Jahdae Barron
Steal is underselling it; Jahdae Barron at pick No. 36 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Taking Kenneth Grant in the 39th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts slipping to the 56th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
They barely believed it either: Tez Johnson still on the board at pick 108. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips in No. 131 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
Somehow Kyren Lacy was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 36, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick179 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
A tidy bit of business in slot 179, where Damien Martinez graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick206 Rnd6 Pat Bryant
Circle this one: Pat Bryant at the 206th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick208 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
You do not let a safety like Jaylen Reed reach pick No. 223 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.