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Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills let Jones Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somebody in Round 5, Pick 31 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bills sat still while Emery Jones Jr., the No. 119 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They are betting Elzinga proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker.

The Bills indulged a want in Strong while a need in linebacker, edge rusher and other spots stayed open.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick 30 they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They will replay Nick Emmanwori at the 56th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick62 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Good price on Alfred Collins in the 62nd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zy Alexander at No. 109 is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick132 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Dorian Strong while clear needs at linebacker, edge rusher and other spots sat open.
Pick169 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Emery Jones Jr. reach Round 5, Pick 31 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Nick Nash
They robbed the room for Nick Nash here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick173 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 173 with a little surplus value in DJ Giddens. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Luke Elzinga
This one needs a full-page explanation: Luke Elzinga in pick 177, miles early. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick206 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West at slot 206 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.