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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills cashed the board's mistake on Winston Jr.: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kevin Winston Jr., No. 169, roughly 70 picks past where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden at the 30th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at Round 2, Pick 24 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick62 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They robbed the room for Omarion Hampton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Nice patience on Jaylin Noel, who had no business lasting to the 109th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick132 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
They barely believed it either: Zy Alexander still on the board at slot 132. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A safety of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at pick 170 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, O'Donnell Fortune in No. 173, plain and simple. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick177 Rnd6 Nick Nash
Taking Nick Nash in the 177th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in pick No. 206 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.