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Draft Selections
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (BUF)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (BUF)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BUF)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (BUF)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Paris Shand Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BUF)
Paris Shand
DE-EDGE LSU
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BUF)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYG)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Draft Picks Traded
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (KC)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Bills: C+.

The tape said wait; the Bills did not. Phillip Webb went at slot 134, a good 156 picks before the board was ready. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They will answer for taking cornerback early while quarterback, running back and other spots went begging.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Shavon Revel Jr.
Shavon Revel Jr. is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick60 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
You do not let a safety like Malaki Starks reach pick No. 60 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick61 Rnd2 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at the 61st pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick110 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Value with a capital V on Elic Ayomanor in slot 110, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at No. 130 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 Dayon Hayes
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Dayon Hayes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick132 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 132nd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick134 Rnd4 Phillip Webb
Phillip Webb in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick138 Rnd4 Benjamin Morrison
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Benjamin Morrison in No. 138 leaves quarterback, running back and other spots for later.
Pick172 Rnd5 Paris Shand
They left a pile of value on the table to take Paris Shand this early at pick No. 172. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Tim Smith
Tim Smith at pick 179 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick205 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at the 205th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick208 Rnd6 Julian Fleming
They reached a country mile for Julian Fleming at Round 6, Pick 33, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.