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  • shawn DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BUF)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (ATL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
The Bills kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Bills torched the value chart for Leonard Taylor III, taking him 40 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Johnson.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Ladd McConkey
In the 28th pick they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in Round 2, Pick 28 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick133 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in No. 133 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick143 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at the 143rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick159 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Fair-plus on Malik Mustapha, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick162 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
The board had cheaper options than Braiden McGregor at pick No. 162, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in pick No. 188 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick199 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
They read the board right and Cornelius Johnson was the payoff at the Round 6 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick203 Rnd6 Myles Murphy
Myles Murphy at the 203rd overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 KT Leveston
KT Leveston at pick 248 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.