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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Tarheeb Still Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tarheeb Still
CB Maryland
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
McKade Mettauer Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
McKade Mettauer
OG Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bills a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Bills did exactly that with McKade Mettauer in Round 7, Pick 26. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Williams steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with interior defensive lineman and quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In No. 28 they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Maason Smith
A curious use of the 60th overall pick. Interior defensive lineman and quarterback needed the pick; a DT-EDGE in Maason Smith did not.
Pick99 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Matt Goncalves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the Round 4 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They took Braelon Allen at par in the 159th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick162 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams at pick No. 162 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick197 Rnd6 Tarheeb Still
Tarheeb Still in slot 197 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick202 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
They read the board right and Michael Barrett was the payoff at pick 202. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
No edge and no loss on Jaylen Harrell in pick No. 206; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick246 Rnd7 McKade Mettauer
A wild overpay on McKade Mettauer in No. 246, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.