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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bills and Cornelius: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bills watched Ajani Cornelius slide 57 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

If Kiser pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 30 they get an anchor for the defensive front, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
You do not let a safety like Nick Emmanwori reach pick 56 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick62 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond is a better player than the 62nd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
No edge and no loss on Jordan Phillips in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick131 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in pick No. 131 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
They will replay Ajani Cornelius at No. 171 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at the 175th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick179 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley at Round 6, Pick 1 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick206 Rnd6 Addison West
Nothing to complain about; Addison West went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick208 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing KeAndre Lambert-Smith in Round 6, Pick 30. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.