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Draft Selections
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BUF)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bills, and a B- to prove it.

The Bills went off the board in a big way for Carson Steele, 122 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They banked enough surplus on Jones to cover a lot of smaller sins. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Ladd McConkey
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chris Braswell at pick 60 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick128 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
The board had cheaper options than Tommy Eichenberg at the Round 4 slot, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick135 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at the 135th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the 144th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at pick No. 160 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick163 Rnd5 Sam Hartman
Value said wait; Sam Hartman in pick 163 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick189 Rnd6 Evan Williams
A big swing on Evan Williams at slot 189, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick200 Rnd6 Myles Cole
Myles Cole in the 200th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick204 Rnd6 Carson Steele
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Carson Steele. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
Jalen Sundell in pick No. 248 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.