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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bills and Walker: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jalon Walker had no business being available in pick 109, and the Bills did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Riley pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Job largely done: linebacker settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 30th pick they get a wrecking ball inside at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
You do not let a safety like Nick Emmanwori reach No. 56 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick62 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at slot 62 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at the Round 4 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick132 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 30 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick169 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
A reach for Quincy Riley in pick No. 169; a little patience would have been rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick170 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
Taking Brashard Smith in pick 170 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at the 173rd overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd6 Luke Kandra
They will replay Luke Kandra at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
A tidy little value on Jason Marshall Jr. in Round 6, Pick 30, a step better than break-even. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.