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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills cashed the board's mistake on Cornelius: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Ajani Cornelius, the 171st pick, roughly 57 picks past where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with linebacker, edge rusher and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In No. 30 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at Round 2, Pick 24 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick62 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
They did well to land TreVeyon Henderson in the 62nd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick131 Rnd4 Tommi Hill
They bypassed pressing needs at linebacker, edge rusher and other spots to take Tommi Hill, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in slot 171 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick175 Rnd5 Xavier Scott
The board had Xavier Scott higher than pick No. 175, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick179 Rnd6 Pat Bryant
Pat Bryant at the 179th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West at the Round 6 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick208 Rnd6 Roc Taylor
A tidy bit of business in the 208th pick, where Roc Taylor graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.