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Draft Selections
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bills started one anyway for Kaden Prather, 68 picks ahead of schedule. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Burke at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tyleik Williams
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a load in the middle, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson is a better player than slot 56 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick62 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They paid a round early for Isaiah Bond in the 62nd pick, more than the board wanted. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
A tidy little value on Lathan Ransom in No. 109, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick132 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Denzel Burke at the Round 4 slot is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
They took Jonah Monheim at par in the 169th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
They paid sticker price for Raheim Sanders in the 170th pick, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue in No. 173 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick177 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
No edge and no loss on JJ Pegues in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather at slot 206 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.