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2-17-24

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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 159: the Bills steal Williams and grade out a B-.

The board owed the Bills one, and it paid up: James Williams, the No. 135 name on the board, sitting there at the 159th pick like a gift left on the doorstep. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Hunt pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Reaching for Hall left real value on the table behind him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 28 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at the 60th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick99 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Taking Mike Sainristil in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jalyx Hunt adds a S-EDGE and leaves edge rusher, quarterback and other spots untouched.
Pick159 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams at No. 159 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick162 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on LaDarius Henderson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick197 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
They took Andrew Raym at par in the 197th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They paid up for Gabe Hall at pick No. 202 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand in pick 206 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick246 Rnd7 Demani Richardson
They went early on Demani Richardson in the 246th overall pick, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.