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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills cashed the board's mistake on Wiggins: B.

Somebody in pick No. 60 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bills sat still while Nate Wiggins, the No. 20 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Reaching for Watson left real value on the table behind him.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 28 they get a building block for the line at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Steal is underselling it; Nate Wiggins at pick No. 60 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick128 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Javon Foster in Round 4, Pick 28. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick134 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at No. 134 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
A tidy bit of business in the 144th overall pick, where Jamari Thrash graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick160 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Beau Brade in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick163 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Value with a capital V on Mason McCormick in slot 163, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick189 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at the 189th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick200 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
A reach on Nathaniel Watson in pick No. 200; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick204 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
A tidy little value on Joe Milton III in Round 6, Pick 29, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
Jalen Coker in No. 248 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.