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Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BUF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BUF)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (BUF)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (SF)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jauan Jennings
WR
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B+
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Bills won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Bills spent the 182nd overall pick on Patrick Payton, a name the board had a full 65 spots lower.

Getting Caldwell where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 27th pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick91 Rnd3 Gracen Halton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Gracen Halton. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick126 Rnd4 George Gumbs Jr.
They reached into another round for George Gumbs Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock at pick 165 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick168 Rnd5 VJ Payne
VJ Payne in slot 168 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick182 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
They reached a country mile for Patrick Payton at pick No. 182, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at pick 220 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.