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Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (BUF)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BUF)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NE)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Bills.

Nobody had Eric Gentry this high, and it is not close. The Bills reached 32 spots to get him at the 207th pick. The bottom line is a respectable B.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Simpson at that price is a win they earned.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Keon Coleman at pick No. 34. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick 61 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
They jumped the gun on Jaden Hicks, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ray Davis
Ray Davis in the 103rd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in slot 129 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jaylin Simpson in No. 162. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick166 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
A reach on Michael Barrett in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick198 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
They did well to land De'Corian Clark in pick 198, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They paid sticker price for Gabe Hall in No. 202, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick207 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at pick No. 207 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick250 Rnd7 Chad Lindberg
Chad Lindberg at the 250th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.