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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
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
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills let Washington fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Malik Washington had no business being available in No. 128, and the Bills did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Reaching for Boyd left real value on the table behind him.

Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick60 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in slot 60 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington at the 128th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at Round 4, Pick 34 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
No edge and no loss on Luke McCaffrey in pick 144; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick160 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
No drama and no debate, Sione Vaki went about where he belonged in pick No. 160. It fills a real need, too.
Pick163 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
A reach on Khristian Boyd in No. 163; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
They paid sticker price for M.J. Devonshire in the 189th pick, and that is fine. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick200 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in pick 200 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick204 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
They jumped the gun on Keith Randolph Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick248 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means in pick No. 248 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.