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29MAR2025

  • kevinjameslawson DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (BUF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (LV)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordan Matthews
TE
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA FutureC+
Burden III should have been long gone. The Bills pounced, and earned a B+.

When a board-topper like Luther Burden III slides to the 57th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Bills did not. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain. Reaching for Porter left real value on the table behind him.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 30th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Somehow Luther Burden III was still sitting there in pick 57, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at slot 62 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A reach for Darien Porter in Round 3, Pick 4; a little patience would have been rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They paid sticker price for Jordan Phillips in No. 109, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
No edge and no loss on Kyle Williams in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick177 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
A tidy little value on DJ Giddens in pick No. 177, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at the 187th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.