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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Players traded away
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Ryan Bates
OG
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC- FutureB-
The Bills won the night they stopped Ceaser from sliding. Grade: B-.

Somebody in slot 162 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bills sat still while Nelson Ceaser, the No. 143 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. Linebacker is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 28th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson slipping to slot 60 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Cam Hart
Nothing to complain about; Cam Hart went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick129 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ainias Smith. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick143 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 143rd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick159 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Value with a capital V on Tykee Smith in Round 5, Pick 23, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick162 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
Circle this one: Nelson Ceaser at pick No. 162 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Myles Harden
A quiet steal in No. 198: Myles Harden for less than the market said. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick202 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kendall Milton at the Round 6 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick206 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Cornelius Johnson in the 206th overall pick, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick246 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens in pick No. 246 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.