The board owed the Bills one, and it paid up: Quincy Riley, the No. 179 name on the board, sitting there at pick 206 like a gift left on the doorstep. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. If Jackson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.