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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Sam Brown Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Sam Brown
WR Miami
Paris Shand Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (BUF)
Paris Shand
DE LSU
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Paris Shand Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
Paris Shand
DE LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (KC)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 131st pick lands the Bills a B, Henderson and all.

The board owed the Bills one, and it paid up: TreVeyon Henderson, the No. 55 name on the board, sitting there at pick 131 like a gift left on the doorstep.

They are betting Shand proves the room right and everyone else wrong. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 30 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They barely believed it either: Malaki Starks still on the board at pick 56. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jalon Walker in Round 2, Pick 31, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick108 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They will replay Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick No. 108 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
They robbed the room for TreVeyon Henderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick132 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick171 Rnd5 Roc Taylor
They talked themselves into Roc Taylor at the 171st overall pick, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Circle this one: Luke Kandra at the 175th pick is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jacob Parrish
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jacob Parrish this early at the Round 6 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick206 Rnd6 Luke Elzinga
A quiet steal in the 206th overall pick: Luke Elzinga for less than the market said. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick208 Rnd6 Sam Brown
Sam Brown in pick 208 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick256 Rnd7 Paris Shand
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Paris Shand. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.