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4/19 Bills Trade Down

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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (BUF)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (ARI)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Bills won the night they stopped Murphy from sliding. Grade: B.

When a board-topper like Grayson Murphy slides to No. 200, you do not overthink it, and the Bills did not. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at pick 35 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick60 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They let Edgerrin Cooper come to them and pounced at the 60th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in slot 128 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
They paid sticker price for Mason McCormick in pick No. 144, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick160 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
They took Sione Vaki at par in Round 5, Pick 24, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick163 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas in No. 163 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
No drama and no debate, M.J. Devonshire went about where he belonged in the 189th pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick200 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy at the 200th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
They jumped the gun on Nathaniel Watson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
A straight-up fair deal on Jalen Coker at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.