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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Aaron Frost Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BUF)
Aaron Frost
OT Arizona State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bills a B-.

Nobody else had Josh Proctor anywhere near Round 5, Pick 26. The Bills did, by 21 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Worthy at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that.
Pick61 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A tidy bit of business in No. 61, where Xavier Worthy graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick99 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Nice patience on Braden Fiske, who had no business lasting to slot 99. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick129 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They took Cedric Gray at par in pick 129, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick162 Rnd5 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in the 162nd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at pick No. 166 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They liked Tanor Bortolini enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 23. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Omar Speights
No drama and no debate, Omar Speights went about where he belonged in the 202nd pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
They went early on Steele Chambers in No. 207, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick250 Rnd7 Aaron Frost
They did well to land Aaron Frost in the 250th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.