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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CHI)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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James Cook
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureC
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bills and Emmanwori: C+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Nick Emmanwori, the 41st pick, roughly 22 picks past where he belonged.

They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. The Bills indulged a want in Burke while a need in linebacker, edge rusher and other spots stayed open. Every board in the league had Webb lower, and that gap is the story.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Kenneth Grant reach pick 39 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick41 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in pick No. 41 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
No drama and no debate, Jayden Higgins went about where he belonged in No. 56. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick62 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
The board had cheaper options than Maxwell Hairston at the Round 2 slot, and it noticed. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick109 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
They bypassed pressing needs at linebacker, edge rusher and other spots to take Denzel Burke, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jake Majors. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick169 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
They paid sticker price for DJ Giddens in the 169th pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick170 Rnd5 Clay Webb
They talked themselves into Clay Webb at the 170th overall pick, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Dont'e Thornton Jr. a notch or two before his time. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Vernon Broughton
They paid a round early for Vernon Broughton in No. 177, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick206 Rnd6 Luke Elzinga
Luke Elzinga at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.