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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Frank Crum Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Frank Crum
OT Wyoming
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Bills shredded theirs for Frank Crum. He came off 45 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain. Devonshire falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In No. 28 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
No drama and no debate, Ricky Pearsall went about where he belonged in slot 60. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
By-the-book stuff, Mohamed Kamara at the 128th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick134 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 134 with a little surplus value in Isaac Guerendo. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at Round 5, Pick 8 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at the 160th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
A wild overpay on Tanor Bortolini in pick 163, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
They did well to land Jordan Jefferson in slot 189, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick200 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick204 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
This one needs a full-page explanation: Gabe Hall in pick No. 204, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick248 Rnd7 Frank Crum
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Frank Crum. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.