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Draft Week 4

  • shawn DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bills: B-.

The Bills put a flag in the ground for Khristian Boyd, 43 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. Taylor falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the 28th pick they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A quiet steal in pick No. 60: Xavier Legette for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
Nothing to complain about; Isaiah Adams went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt in slot 133 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick144 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Khristian Boyd. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They went early on Jordan Jefferson in pick 160, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 M.J. Devonshire
Value said wait; M.J. Devonshire in pick 163 says they were not listening. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick200 Rnd6 Eric Watts
Eric Watts at pick No. 200 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
This one needs a full-page explanation: Garret Greenfield in slot 204, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
A safety of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.