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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (BUF)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (BUF)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (BUF)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (ATL)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ARI)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (ARI)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LV)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (LV)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kaiir Elam
CB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Bills to a D-.

There is reaching, and then there is Maason Smith at the 74th overall pick. The Bills jumped the board by 36 and dared it to prove them wrong.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Wilson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
They paid sticker price for Brian Thomas Jr. in pick No. 28, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
The board had cheaper options than Ja'Lynn Polk at the Round 2 slot, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They reached into another round for Maason Smith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick79 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
No drama and no debate, Brandon Dorlus went about where he belonged in the 79th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the 104th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in No. 134 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Value said wait; Malik Mustapha in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad in slot 160 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.