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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (BUF)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (JAX)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CAR)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (SF)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
The Bills let Simon fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cody Simon had no business being available in pick No. 206, and the Bills did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want.

They left with linebacker solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer at No. 38 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick48 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
They read the board right and Tyleik Williams was the payoff at the 48th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the 57th overall pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick70 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
Value with a capital V on Azareye'h Thomas in pick No. 70, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
They let Jalen Royals come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick105 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tez Johnson at Round 4, Pick 4. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick131 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
No drama and no debate, Darius Alexander went about where he belonged in slot 131. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
Fair-plus on Dorian Strong, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick206 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Circle this one: Cody Simon at the 206th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick208 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
Somehow Damien Martinez was still sitting there in slot 208, and they pounced on premier running back value. A need, and now a little less of one.