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Draft Selections
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Al Blades Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BUF)
Al Blades Jr.
CB Duke
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

The Bills spent real capital to be 52 picks early on Al Blades Jr., and the board is going to hold them to it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They banked enough surplus on Henderson to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Tyler Nubin
In pick 28 they get a centerfielder for the defense. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at pick No. 60 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
No drama and no debate, Khyree Jackson went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 36. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
No edge and no loss on Cedric Gray in slot 128; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
They jumped the gun on Jaylan Ford, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
A straight-up fair deal on Layden Robinson at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick197 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in No. 197 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick202 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on De'Corian Clark. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at Round 6, Pick 31 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick249 Rnd7 Al Blades Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Al Blades Jr. this early at pick 249. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.