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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Bills spent pick 132 on Dont'e Thornton Jr., a name most had 51 spots down the list. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Reed steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman. They left with linebacker solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 30th overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
By-the-book stuff, Donovan Ezeiruaku at Round 2, Pick 24 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick62 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Nothing to complain about; Azareye'h Thomas went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick109 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Fair-plus on Lathan Ransom, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick132 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Value said wait; Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 132 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick169 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Bhayshul Tuten in slot 169. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
They paid a round early for Quincy Riley in Round 5, Pick 32, more than the board wanted. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool in the 173rd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
A straight-up fair deal on Jack Kiser at pick No. 177, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
The board fumbled Jaylen Reed all the way to slot 206, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.