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Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (BUF)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Picks Traded
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PHI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NYG)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bills, and a B- to prove it.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Isaac TeSlaa at pick No. 206, a reach of 34 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

It is not that Porter is a bad player; it is that the Bills had louder needs to answer first. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Walker steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In pick 30 they get a disruptor off the edge, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in the 56th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick64 Rnd2 Darien Porter
A want over a need in slot 64: Darien Porter adds a cornerback while linebacker and quarterback keeps waiting.
Pick99 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A quiet steal in pick No. 99: Deone Walker for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick109 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joshua Farmer. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick169 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid up for Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 5 slot when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the 170th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Thomas Fidone II
A big swing on Thomas Fidone II at slot 173, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They went early on Jaylen Reed in the Round 6 slot, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick206 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaac TeSlaa well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick219 Rnd7 Addison West
No drama and no debate, Addison West went about where he belonged in the 219th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick246 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 246, where Ja'Quinden Jackson graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.