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25FEB2025

  • kevinjameslawson DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (BUF)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (BUF)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (BUF)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (JAX)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (JAX)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (IND)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Sydney Brown
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bills and Sanders: B+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bills were there to profit. Raheim Sanders, the No. 158 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 206. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

They left with linebacker solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Sydney Brown gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III at the 36th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts slipping to No. 62 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick64 Rnd2 Deone Walker
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deone Walker. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick70 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Azareye'h Thomas in pick 70. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick96 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Burch at Round 3, Pick 32, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips in slot 131 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
They robbed the room for Tommi Hill here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick175 Rnd5 Cody Simon
They barely believed it either: Cody Simon still on the board at the Round 5 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Somehow Raheim Sanders was still sitting there in the 206th pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick208 Rnd6 Upton Stout
Upton Stout at pick No. 208 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.