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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Bills did exactly that with Gabe Hall in pick No. 204.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. However the rest shakes out, McCormick at that price is a win they earned.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 23 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
A straight-up fair deal on Bralen Trice at the 60th pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick134 Rnd4 Kalen King
No drama and no debate, Kalen King went about where he belonged in the 134th overall pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at No. 144 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick slid further than he should have, and Round 5, Pick 24 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick163 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
They paid up for Curtis Jacobs at pick No. 189 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
They let Cornelius Johnson come to them and pounced at No. 200. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick204 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
Jordan Whittington in slot 248 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.