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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BUF)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (LV)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (HOU)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Bills did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Bills clearly saw something nobody else did in Luke Elzinga, taking him 35 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Fortune.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick58 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the 58th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Xavier Watts in No. 62, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They took Jayden Higgins at par in the 68th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick169 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on DJ Giddens. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at slot 170 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick173 Rnd5 Luke Elzinga
A real head-scratcher, Luke Elzinga in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick177 Rnd6 Clay Webb
They went early on Clay Webb in slot 177, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick206 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at pick No. 206 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick213 Rnd6 Chimere Dike
By-the-book stuff, Chimere Dike at the 213th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.