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3/14/24

  • jrbaran DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (GB)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (SEA)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Players Gained
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Julian Love
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Luke Tenuta
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
Larceny in the Round 4 slot lands the Bills a B+, Carson and all.

Somebody in pick 128 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bills sat still while Caelen Carson, the No. 97 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They will answer for taking S-EDGE early while linebacker, interior defensive lineman and other spots went begging.

The Hunt pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A real need, handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
The board had cheaper options than Xavier Legette at slot 60, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in the 128th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went S-EDGE with Jalyx Hunt while clear needs at linebacker, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick144 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
Isaiah Adams at No. 144 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick160 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sione Vaki. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy slid further than he should have, and the 189th overall pick is lovely value for the edge rusher. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Somehow Cornelius Johnson was still sitting there in pick 204, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 C.J. Hanson
C.J. Hanson at slot 248 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.