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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (BUF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (BUF)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (JAX)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Players traded away
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Chase Claypool
WR
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Kaiir Elam
CB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall C
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bills for Gadsden II: C.

You could see the war room lean forward. Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 6 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It lands right in the middle: a C, no more, no less.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Hit on Kenneth Grant and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 30th pick they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They barely believed it either: Malaki Starks still on the board at pick 56. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Taking Jalon Walker in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick70 Rnd3 Trey Amos
Trey Amos at No. 70 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick107 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in slot 107 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Steal is underselling it; Lathan Ransom at the 169th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick172 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They jumped the gun on Dont'e Thornton Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd5 Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald in pick No. 175 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick202 Rnd6 James Burnip
Circle this one: James Burnip at slot 202 is a fall that decides a draft. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick204 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Oronde Gadsden II in No. 204, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.