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Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bills and Watts: B-.

Hard to follow the map here. The Bills bypassed linebacker, edge rusher and other spots to take Dorian Strong at pick 132, a spot they had covered. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Watts pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Shavon Revel Jr.
In slot 30 they get a ballhawk on the outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick56 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at No. 56 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Somehow Xavier Watts was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 30, and they pounced on premier safety value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jared Wilson in the 109th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Dorian Strong in the Round 4 slot leaves linebacker, edge rusher and other spots for later.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
They paid sticker price for Kyle Williams in the 169th overall pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick170 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
No edge and no loss on DJ Giddens in pick No. 170; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 CJ West
They liked CJ West enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 5, Pick 35. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They took Dont'e Thornton Jr. at par in the 177th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick206 Rnd6 Luke Elzinga
They paid a round early for Luke Elzinga in the Round 6 slot, more than the board wanted. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.