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2-19-24

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Draft Selections
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Roquan Smith
LB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Larceny in slot 162 lands the Bills a B+, Gray and all.

The real work happened on the phones. The Bills fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

Gray falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Limmer pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick60 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
They read the board right and Calen Bullock was the payoff at pick No. 60. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick129 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
They went early on Beaux Limmer in the 129th overall pick, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick159 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They liked Layden Robinson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 159. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick162 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
A linebacker of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 26 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick197 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
You do not let a running back like Frank Gore Jr. reach the 197th pick and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick202 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They paid sticker price for Christian Jones in No. 202, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at the 206th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick246 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy at pick 246 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.