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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BUF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BUF)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NO)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureB+
The Bills did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Bills bet big and early on Eric Gentry, 33 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The Rosengarten value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick45 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
The board fumbled Troy Franklin all the way to pick No. 45, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
No edge and no loss on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in No. 60; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick99 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They barely believed it either: Christian Haynes still on the board at Round 3, Pick 36. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
Value said wait; Jaylin Simpson in the Round 4 slot says they were not listening. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jordan Travis in the 136th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick162 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio slipping to the 162nd pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at slot 165 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick197 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
They robbed the room for Roger Rosengarten here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick202 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They took Gabe Hall at par in pick 202, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in the 206th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249 Rnd7 Demani Richardson
Value with a capital V on Demani Richardson in Round 7, Pick 29, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.