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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills robbed the room for Bowman Jr.. Final grade: B.

Somebody in the 169th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bills sat still while Billy Bowman Jr., the No. 111 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They are betting TeSlaa proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with offensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 30th overall pick they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A quiet steal in the 56th pick: Xavier Watts for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick62 Rnd2 Darien Porter
Darien Porter in pick No. 62 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Value with a capital V on Jaylin Noel in slot 109, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick132 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Denzel Burke in pick 132 leaves offensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots for later.
Pick169 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Somehow Billy Bowman Jr. was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 31, and they pounced on premier safety value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick170 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They went early on JJ Pegues in No. 173, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
The board had cheaper options than Oronde Gadsden II at Round 6, Pick 1, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick206 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Isaac TeSlaa. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.