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3-11-24

  • JrBaran DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BUF)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (BUF)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (BUF)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BUF)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (HOU)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (HOU)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (HOU)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (LAC)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Players Gained
Head Shot
Easton Stick
QB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bills, and a B- to prove it.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Bills did exactly that with Matt Lee in No. 199. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Jones falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes. Adding Easton Stick by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 23rd pick they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
A clean, defensible pick in No. 60 with a little surplus value in Ruke Orhorhoro. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick127 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in pick No. 127 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
A straight-up fair deal on Tykee Smith at slot 143, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick188 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
A premium they did not need to pay, Drake Nugent a notch or two before his time. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick199 Rnd6 Matt Lee
This one needs a full-page explanation: Matt Lee in the Round 6 slot, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick253 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor itch, scratched.