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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (BUF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (BUF)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (LAR)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (LV)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (TB)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (LAR)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (TB)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (KC)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureC+
Good, not great, for the Bills: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bills would have aced it. Kai Kroeger at slot 235 is 45 spots clear of where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

That Moore pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 26 they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Trey Amos
A reach on Trey Amos in pick 37; the board had better options right there. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Burch at the 84th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick169 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at slot 169 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
Steal is underselling it; Pat Bryant at the 173rd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill at Round 6, Pick 1 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Circle this one: Jay Higgins at the 222nd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick235 Rnd7 Kai Kroeger
Kai Kroeger at pick 235 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.