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2-11-24

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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Al Blades Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BUF)
Al Blades Jr.
CB Duke
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Bills took Al Blades Jr. a full 52 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Landing Nubin that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick 28 they get an island corner. More want than need.
Pick60 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin at the 60th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick99 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Junior Colson in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 James Williams
They took James Williams at par in slot 128, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick162 Rnd5 Delmar Glaze
The board had cheaper options than Delmar Glaze at the 162nd overall pick, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Layden Robinson. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick197 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at the 197th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick202 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A straight-up fair deal on Gabe Hall at pick No. 202, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick206 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for J.J. Weaver. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick249 Rnd7 Al Blades Jr.
A big swing on Al Blades Jr. at slot 249, well ahead of any board in the building. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.