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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Alex Mastromanno Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Alex Mastromanno
P Florida State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

The Bills bet big and early on Simeon Barrow Jr., 61 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Ransom. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Darien Porter
They reached a country mile for Darien Porter at No. 56, and the board is aghast. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick62 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at pick 62 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in the 109th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick132 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
They robbed the room for Lathan Ransom here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Simeon Barrow Jr.
Simeon Barrow Jr. in slot 169 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick170 Rnd5 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at Round 5, Pick 32 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Drew Kendall
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Drew Kendall. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
They took Jack Nelson at par in pick 177, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Alex Mastromanno
A real head-scratcher, Alex Mastromanno in pick No. 206 is miles ahead of his ranking. Stacking talent where they were already deep.