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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Bills did exactly that with Frank Gore Jr. in pick 163. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

On value alone, Brownlee Jr. makes the weekend a net positive. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Job largely done: linebacker settled and 7 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braden Fiske. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick128 Rnd4 Beau Brade
They paid sticker price for Beau Brade in the 128th pick, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick134 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
They jumped the gun on Luke McCaffrey, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at the 144th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. at pick No. 160 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick163 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 163 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick189 Rnd6 Trente Jones
No edge and no loss on Trente Jones in No. 189; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers at Round 6, Pick 25 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick204 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
Andrew Raym in pick 204 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
They reached into another round for Evan Anderson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.