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4-18-24

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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Some picks age like wine; Tanor Bortolini at the Round 5 slot will need to, sitting 23 spots clear of his grade.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In No. 28 they get a No. 1 receiver, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at pick 60 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at Round 4, Pick 28 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at pick No. 134 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kalen King
Kalen King at the 144th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick160 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sione Vaki. The roster fit checks out.
Pick163 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
A wild overpay on Tanor Bortolini in No. 163, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
They reached into another round for Caedan Wallace, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick200 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
They paid a round early for Zion Tupuola-Fetui in pick No. 200, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick204 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and M.J. Devonshire at the 204th pick is the proof. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick248 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford at pick 248 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.