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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (BUF)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (SF)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CAR)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Players Gained
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Arik Armstead
DT
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Shaq Thompson
LB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bills turned the phones into found money: B+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: De'Corian Clark, 65 picks early at pick 202. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. Spending an early pick on cornerback with linebacker, safety and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the 31st pick they get a press-man option on the boundary at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick65 Rnd3 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kool-Aid McKinstry adds a cornerback and leaves linebacker, safety and other spots untouched.
Pick99 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick129 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Somehow Brenden Rice was still sitting there in pick No. 129, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick159 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A straight-up fair deal on Mason McCormick at slot 159, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick162 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker at pick 162 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick198 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They liked Gabe Hall enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 198. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick202 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
They reached a country mile for De'Corian Clark at slot 202, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kimani Vidal. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick246 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at pick 246 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.