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Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bills: B-.

The Bills torched the value chart for Collin Oliver, taking him 88 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Skattebo pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a three-down second-level presence. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow in pick 56 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jalen Royals
They paid sticker price for Jalen Royals in No. 62, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick132 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong in slot 132 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick169 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A swing that ignored the value entirely, JJ Pegues well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
They went early on Ajani Cornelius in pick No. 170, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the 173rd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick177 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
Chase Lundt at slot 177 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick206 Rnd6 Collin Oliver
Collin Oliver in the 206th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.