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Draft Selections
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Miami
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bills: B.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Bills never addressed edge rusher, and it is the kind of gap that lingers.

That Bell pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Christen Miller
In pick No. 26 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Emmanuel McNeil-Warren. It fills a real need, too.
Pick91 Rnd3 Skyler Bell
Nice patience on Skyler Bell, who had no business lasting to the Round 3 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry in slot 126 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166 Rnd5 Lander Barton
They paid sticker price for Lander Barton in pick 166, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
By-the-book stuff, Fernando Carmona at the 220th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick228 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
Ethan O'Connor in Round 7, Pick 12 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.