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  • ckatra DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills let Barton fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Lander Barton, pick No. 175, roughly 36 picks past where he belonged. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Parrish has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Job largely done: linebacker settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered. The back end got a real overhaul.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the Round 1 slot they get an enforcer at safety, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They will replay Malaki Starks at the 56th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick62 Rnd2 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at pick No. 62 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They took Jordan Phillips at par in the 108th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
No edge and no loss on Jay Higgins in pick 131; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick171 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
They let Raheim Sanders come to them and pounced at No. 171. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick175 Rnd5 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at Round 5, Pick 36 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
They did well to land Dorian Strong in slot 179, just ahead of his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick206 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Value with a capital V on KeAndre Lambert-Smith in Round 6, Pick 28, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish in pick No. 208 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.