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RUN ON APR 20, 2025

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Draft Selections
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
James Burnip
P Alabama
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Jay Toia Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jay Toia
DT UCLA
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bills: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Jay Toia at No. 173. The Bills jumped the board by 31 and dared it to prove them wrong. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Trapilo. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Benjamin Morrison
In the 30th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside, though they paid up to get him.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in slot 56 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Circle this one: Xavier Watts at No. 62 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick109 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick132 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
A premium they did not need to pay, Aeneas Peebles a notch or two before his time. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick169 Rnd5 James Burnip
James Burnip in pick No. 169 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick170 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jay Toia
A wild overpay on Jay Toia in pick 173, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
They paid sticker price for Jack Kiser in No. 177, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. at Round 6, Pick 30 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.