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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
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
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills robbed the room for Nolen. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Walter Nolen slide, and the Bills were the ones holding the card at No. 62. Highway robbery. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. The back end got a real overhaul.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In slot 30 they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot.
Pick56 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick62 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in pick 62 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109 Rnd4 Isaiah Bond
They barely believed it either: Isaiah Bond still on the board at No. 109. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick132 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A safety of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 30 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick169 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley in the 169th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick170 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
They did well to land Barryn Sorrell in pick No. 170, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick173 Rnd5 LeQuint Allen
Somehow LeQuint Allen was still sitting there in the 173rd pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jake Briningstool
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jake Briningstool at pick No. 177 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick206 Rnd6 Chimere Dike
By-the-book stuff, Chimere Dike at Round 6, Pick 30 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.