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RUN ON FEB 21, 2025

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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NYG)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bills: B.

The Bills did not so much draft R Mason Thomas as overpay for him, 71 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The Ransom pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. With linebacker, offensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Value with a capital V on Malaki Starks in slot 34, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick56 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They paid sticker price for Alfred Collins in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick62 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
A straight-up fair deal on Azareye'h Thomas at the 62nd pick, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick65 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A want over a need in pick 65: Maxwell Hairston adds a cornerback while linebacker, offensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick131 Rnd4 R Mason Thomas
R Mason Thomas in No. 131 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
Ty Robinson at pick No. 171 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
The board fumbled Lathan Ransom all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
No edge and no loss on Quincy Riley in pick 179; it is a wash and a sensible one. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick206 Rnd6 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans at slot 206 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick208 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and KeAndre Lambert-Smith at pick No. 208 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.