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Draft Selections
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BUF)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BUF)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Maxen Hook Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Maxen Hook
S Toledo
Draft Picks Received
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BAL)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Players Gained
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Donovan Wilson
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC FutureA
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Bills.

There is reaching, and then there is Isaac TeSlaa at the 203rd pick. The Bills jumped the board by 36 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Etienne at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. It is not that Burke is a bad player; it is that the Bills had louder needs to answer first.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick59 Rnd2 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger at No. 59 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick62 Rnd2 Darien Porter
They went early on Darien Porter in Round 2, Pick 30, and the value did not follow. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They paid sticker price for Jordan Phillips in the 109th overall pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Smael Mondon Jr. at pick 129 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jake Majors
No edge and no loss on Jake Majors in slot 132; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Denzel Burke while clear needs at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick169 Rnd5 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne in the 169th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick170 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
Chase Lundt in the 170th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
A conviction pick on Vernon Broughton at pick No. 173 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in the Round 5 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at No. 177 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick203 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
They left a pile of value on the table to take Isaac TeSlaa this early at Round 6, Pick 27. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick206 Rnd6 Maxen Hook
Maxen Hook at pick 206 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.