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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
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 204: the Bills steal Pritchett and grade out a B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Nehemiah Pritchett tumbling to the Bills in pick No. 204 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Legette reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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 premier pass rusher at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the Round 2 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 James Williams
Nothing to complain about; James Williams went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick134 Rnd4 Josh Newton
Value with a capital V on Josh Newton in the 134th overall pick, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the 144th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick160 Rnd5 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tyrone Tracy Jr. in pick No. 160. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Good price on Sione Vaki in No. 163, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Pick189 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
They took M.J. Devonshire at par in slot 189, which is nothing to complain about. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They paid sticker price for Jaylen Harrell in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Nehemiah Pritchett
You do not let a cornerback like Nehemiah Pritchett reach No. 204 and blink. They did not. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick248 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
They will replay Nathan Thomas at the 248th pick for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.