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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Warren Brinson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Warren Brinson
DL Georgia
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Jalin Conyers Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jalin Conyers
TE Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

There is reaching, and then there is Jalin Conyers at pick 206. The Bills jumped the board by 175 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Landing Watts that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 30 they get an anchor for the defensive front, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts slid further than he should have, and the 56th overall pick is lovely value for the safety. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick62 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They went early on Isaiah Bond in No. 62, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick109 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
They paid up for Cobee Bryant at Round 4, Pick 7 when waiting would have done the job. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick132 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
A big swing on Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick169 Rnd5 Warren Brinson
Warren Brinson at the 169th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick173 Rnd5 Cam Jackson
Value said wait; Cam Jackson in slot 173 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jalen McLeod
A wild overpay on Jalen McLeod in the 177th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jalin Conyers
They reached a country mile for Jalin Conyers at pick 206, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.