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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Bills shredded theirs for Ty Robinson. He came off 50 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

The Grant pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with linebacker solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Darien Porter
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Darien Porter well ahead of where he belonged. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Xavier Watts in the 62nd overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
Ty Robinson at Round 4, Pick 7 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick131 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Charles Grant in pick 131 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick171 Rnd5 Robert Longerbeam
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Robert Longerbeam. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick175 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
A clean, defensible pick in No. 175 with a little surplus value in Willie Lampkin. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A straight-up fair deal on Jay Higgins at pick No. 179, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at Round 6, Pick 28 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick208 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
They went early on Cam Jackson in slot 208, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.