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Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BUF)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills kept it disciplined and banked a B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Bills took Taulia Tagovailoa a full 30 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

The Barrett steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In pick No. 28 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 28, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Josh Newton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Josh Newton in pick 99. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Value with a capital V on Ainias Smith in slot 128, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick162 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson in the 162nd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick165 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They read the board right and Braelon Allen was the payoff at No. 165. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick197 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
They talked themselves into Taulia Tagovailoa at slot 197, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick202 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at the 202nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
A clean, defensible pick in Round 7, Pick 29 with a little surplus value in Maurice Smith. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.