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Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

There is reaching, and then there is Jordan Jefferson at the Round 5 slot. The Bills jumped the board by 39 and dared it to prove them wrong. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The Simpson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in slot 28 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick60 Rnd2 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland at pick 60 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster slid further than he should have, and pick No. 128 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
They robbed the room for Elijah Jones here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Jefferson in the 144th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They barely believed it either: Jaylin Simpson still on the board at Round 5, Pick 24. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick163 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at Round 5, Pick 27 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick189 Rnd6 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at the 189th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
No drama and no debate, Kendall Milton went about where he belonged in the 200th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
The board had Tahj Washington higher than pick No. 204, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick248 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Nice patience on Michael Barrett, who had no business lasting to pick 248. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.