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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ryan Bates
OG
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 60th overall pick: the Bills steal Thomas Jr. and grade out a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Brian Thomas Jr. slide, and the Bills were the ones holding the card at pick No. 60. Highway robbery. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Every board in the league had Coker lower, and that gap is the story.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick No. 60 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick99 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
They robbed the room for Calen Bullock here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick129 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
The board had Mekhi Wingo higher than slot 129, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at pick 143 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick159 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Value with a capital V on Tykee Smith in Round 5, Pick 23, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
They paid a round early for Jalyx Hunt in No. 162, more than the board wanted. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick198 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Taking Ty'Ron Hopper in the 198th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick202 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tahj Washington at pick 202 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick206 Rnd6 Myles Harden
They will replay Myles Harden at Round 6, Pick 31 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
They went early on Jalen Coker in the 246th pick, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.