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Bills 2023 Draft

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Draft Selections
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Demorie Tate Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BUF)
Demorie Tate
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (TEN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Rashad Weaver
EDGE
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesD+ FutureA+
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bills a B.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named offensive lineman, a need the Bills walked right past. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They will need Tagovailoa to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. On value alone, Smith makes the weekend a net positive.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick60 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus at the 60th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick99 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter at the 99th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith is a better player than pick No. 128 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in slot 144 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick162 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at the Round 5 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They went early on Jordan Jefferson in Round 5, Pick 29, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick197 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor at No. 197 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick202 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
Value said wait; Taulia Tagovailoa in pick 202 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick206 Rnd6 Darius Muasau
They paid up for Darius Muasau at the Round 6 slot when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick249 Rnd7 Demorie Tate
A straight-up fair deal on Demorie Tate at No. 249, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.