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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (BUF)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (BUF)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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Players traded away
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Baylon Spector
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Damar Hamlin
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Dawson Knox
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Matt Milano
LB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The Bills let Hart fall and pounced. Final grade: F.

The Khristian Boyd selection is the head-turner. The Bills reached 34 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. A weekend to file away and forget, and an F to match.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Hart pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with tight end still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a blindside protector. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
They paid sticker price for Xavier Legette in the 33rd overall pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick37 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
Circle this one: Dallas Turner at the Round 2 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in pick 40 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick60 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
By-the-book stuff, Kingsley Suamataia at Round 2, Pick 28 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick101 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at the 101st overall pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick128 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at the 128th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick134 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in slot 134 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick142 Rnd5 Marcus Harris
They jumped the gun on Marcus Harris, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Khristian Boyd well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Mason McCormick in pick 160. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at pick No. 163 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick166 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cornelius Johnson in slot 166, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick189 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in pick 189 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell in the 204th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
They will replay Jordan Magee at Round 7, Pick 28 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.