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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Bills took Blake Watson a full 45 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The McMillan pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In slot 28 they get a press-man option on the boundary. Need was not the driver here.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in No. 60 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
The board fumbled Jalen McMillan all the way to pick 99, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick129 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
No edge and no loss on Cedric Gray in the 129th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Taking Cam Hart in the 159th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick162 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen slid further than he should have, and Round 5, Pick 26 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick198 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in slot 198 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick202 Rnd6 Tylan Grable
They paid sticker price for Tylan Grable in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Blake Watson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Blake Watson. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
The board had Jha'Quan Jackson higher than Round 7, Pick 26, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.