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Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (BUF)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BUF)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BUF)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Neal should have been long gone. The Bills pounced, and earned a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Devin Neal slide, and the Bills were the ones holding the card at the Round 5 slot. Highway robbery. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: linebacker settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In the Round 1 slot they get a centerfielder for the defense at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
By-the-book stuff, Isaiah Bond at Round 2, Pick 24 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
No drama and no debate, Azareye'h Thomas went about where he belonged in the 62nd pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick107 Rnd4 Deone Walker
Taking Deone Walker in slot 107 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Elijah Arroyo
A tight end of that caliber at pick 130 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Somehow Barrett Carter was still sitting there in No. 169, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick172 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
They will replay Lathan Ransom at pick No. 172 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick175 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at the 175th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick202 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
Steal is underselling it; Ryan Fitzgerald at the 202nd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick204 Rnd6 James Burnip
James Burnip in slot 204 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.