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Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

There is real value in patience, and the Bills banked it when CJ West slid to No. 206. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Linebacker is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the back end at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
By-the-book stuff, Jayden Higgins at No. 56 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick62 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Good price on Azareye'h Thomas in pick 62, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They paid sticker price for Jordan Phillips in slot 109, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
Value with a capital V on Jeffrey Bassa in Round 4, Pick 30, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick169 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
They read the board right and Damien Martinez was the payoff at pick No. 169. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick170 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
A straight-up fair deal on Seth McLaughlin at the 170th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick173 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ajani Cornelius. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens in the 177th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick206 Rnd6 CJ West
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing CJ West in Round 6, Pick 30. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.