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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Bills looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Fadil Diggs at slot 206 regardless, 36 picks early.

With quarterback and tight end unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. The Watts pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
By-the-book stuff, Maxwell Hairston at the 56th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Circle this one: Xavier Watts at No. 62 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tory Horton
No drama and no debate, Tory Horton went about where he belonged in the 109th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
A curious use of pick No. 132. Quarterback and tight end needed the pick; a cornerback in Dorian Strong did not.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at Round 5, Pick 31 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ollie Gordon II. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 CJ West
CJ West in pick 173 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at No. 177 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 Fadil Diggs
They reached into another round for Fadil Diggs, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.