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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
DL-EDGE Georgia
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bills for Williams: B-.

The board owed the Bills one, and it paid up: Kyle Williams, the No. 128 name on the board, sitting there at pick 169 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The Parrish pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with linebacker, offensive lineman and other spots still on the board. The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

If Ingram-Dawkins pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
A straight-up fair deal on Derrick Harmon at the Round 1 slot, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick56 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A tidy little value on Donovan Ezeiruaku in Round 2, Pick 24, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick62 Rnd2 Trey Amos
A slide stopped in pick 62, with Trey Amos worth more than the price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
No edge and no loss on Jordan Phillips in No. 109; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 132nd overall pick on Jacob Parrish with linebacker, offensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Kyle Williams in slot 169, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool in pick No. 170 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 James Burnip
A reasonable price with a little left over, James Burnip in the 173rd pick. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins in slot 177 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
They took Jason Marshall Jr. at par in the 206th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.