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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Alex Mastromanno Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Alex Mastromanno
P Florida State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bills: B.

The tape said wait; the Bills did not. Oluwafemi Oladejo went at the 109th pick, a good 34 picks before the board was ready. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Starks. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
Steal is underselling it; Matthew Golden at the 30th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick56 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They will replay Malaki Starks at pick No. 56 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick62 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
A straight-up fair deal on Maxwell Hairston at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick109 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo at No. 109 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick132 Rnd4 Ty Hamilton
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ty Hamilton. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kalel Mullings
Nothing to complain about; Kalel Mullings went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick170 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
No edge and no loss on Chase Lundt in pick No. 170; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 5, Pick 35, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick177 Rnd6 Vernon Broughton
They paid up for Vernon Broughton at the 177th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Alex Mastromanno
They reached a country mile for Alex Mastromanno at slot 206, and the board is aghast. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.