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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BUF)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BUF)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BUF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (SF)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bills a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Bills took Braiden McGregor a full 45 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Rice pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In No. 28 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A cornerback of that caliber at the 60th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick128 Rnd4 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at pick No. 128 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick134 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They robbed the room for Brenden Rice here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick144 Rnd5 Elijah Jones
Somehow Elijah Jones was still sitting there in the 144th pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick160 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
Circle this one: Isaiah Adams at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick176 Rnd6 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett at slot 176 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick189 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Isaiah Davis in the 189th overall pick, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 Dominique Hampton
They reached a country mile for Dominique Hampton at pick No. 200, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 Edefuan Ulofoshio
They talked themselves into Edefuan Ulofoshio at pick 204, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick211 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They let Joe Milton III come to them and pounced at the Round 6 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick215 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
Ro Torrence at No. 215 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick218 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor at the 218th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Taking Jordan Magee in Round 7, Pick 28 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick250 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
The board fumbled Frank Gore Jr. all the way to slot 250, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.