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Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bills a B-.

Nobody else had Jalen McLeod anywhere near the 170th overall pick. The Bills did, by 40 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. It is not that Parrish is a bad player; it is that the Bills had louder needs to answer first.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at pick No. 56 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick62 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at No. 62 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick109 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer in the 109th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
A surprising call. With linebacker, offensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent slot 132 on Jacob Parrish, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at pick 169 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jalen McLeod
They talked themselves into Jalen McLeod at slot 170, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
They went early on Elijah Roberts in pick 173, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick177 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Value said wait; KeAndre Lambert-Smith in Round 6, Pick 1 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 Thomas Fidone II
A clean, defensible pick in the 206th overall pick with a little surplus value in Thomas Fidone II. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.