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2-1-24

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Draft Selections
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Al Blades Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BUF)
Al Blades Jr.
CB Duke
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Al Blades Jr. in No. 249, a good 42 spots before the room expected him. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. They banked enough surplus on Beebe to cover a lot of smaller sins.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Tyler Nubin
They paid sticker price for Tyler Nubin in slot 28, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in Round 2, Pick 28 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick99 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the 99th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
They let Darius Robinson come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A reach for Jaylan Ford in pick No. 162; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick165 Rnd5 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams in the 165th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at Round 6, Pick 22 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick202 Rnd6 Zakhari Franklin
They reached a country mile for Zakhari Franklin at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick206 Rnd6 Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith at the 206th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249 Rnd7 Al Blades Jr.
Al Blades Jr. at the 249th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A minor need, but a need all the same.