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3-21-24

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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills won the night they stopped Thomas Jr. from sliding. Grade: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Brian Thomas Jr. at the Round 2 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The cost of the Jefferson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 28th pick they get protection for the quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at Round 2, Pick 28 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
By-the-book stuff, Mohamed Kamara at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick134 Rnd4 Beau Brade
They paid sticker price for Beau Brade in pick No. 134, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at No. 144 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They reached into another round for Jordan Jefferson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Steal is underselling it; Nehemiah Pritchett at pick 163 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick189 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in the 189th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at Round 6, Pick 25 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick204 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A conviction pick on Gabe Hall at No. 204 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in pick 248 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.