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Draft Selections
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Of all the ways to open, the Bills chose the head-scratcher, spending Round 4, Pick 29 on Jalyx Hunt with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still wide open.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Green pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Tyler Nubin
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the back end at fair value.
Pick60 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brenden Rice. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick99 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
They paid sticker price for DeWayne Carter in pick 99, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
A curious use of Round 4, Pick 29. Edge rusher, quarterback and other spots needed the pick; a S-EDGE in Jalyx Hunt did not.
Pick159 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 159th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick162 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
No edge and no loss on Justin Rogers in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in slot 198 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick202 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal in pick No. 202 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick206 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
A quiet steal in the 206th pick: Ethan Driskell for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jalen Green
They let Jalen Green come to them and pounced at No. 246. A need, and now a little less of one.