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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bills for Moore: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bills were there to profit. Malachi Moore, the No. 139 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 5 slot.

The Strong pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still on the board. The Turner reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 30th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
A slide stopped in No. 56, with Benjamin Morrison worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick62 Rnd2 Shemar Turner
A real head-scratcher, Shemar Turner in slot 62 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick109 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Dorian Strong in the Round 4 slot leaves edge rusher, quarterback and other spots for later.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at pick 132 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick169 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
They will replay Malachi Moore at pick No. 169 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at Round 5, Pick 32 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 173rd pick, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jack Kiser. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyler Cooper at pick 206 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.