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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (BUF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (BUF)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BUF)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (BUF)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (LV)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Players Gained
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Stephon Gilmore
CB
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Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa
EDGE
Players traded away
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Andy Isabella
WR
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Deonte Harty
WR
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Jordan Phillips
DT
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Kaiir Elam
CB
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Latavius Murray
RB
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Micah Hyde
S
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Bills let Fautanu fall and pounced. Final grade: D.

Somebody took the Bills to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up. The Fautanu pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If Jean-Baptiste pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In slot 29 they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 44th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
A offensive lineman of that caliber at Round 2, Pick 28 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Steal is underselling it; Cooper Beebe at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Johnny Wilson in the 128th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Beau Brade
They paid sticker price for Beau Brade in pick No. 134, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick144 Rnd5 Christian Jones
A quiet steal in pick No. 144: Christian Jones for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They robbed the room for Jaylin Simpson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas in Round 5, Pick 28 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick189 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
They will replay Dwight McGlothern at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick200 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
They paid up for Javontae Jean-Baptiste at the 200th pick when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick201 Rnd6 Delmar Glaze
Delmar Glaze in No. 201 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick204 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
A reach for Drake Nugent in slot 204; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
They took Jordan Whittington at par in the 248th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.