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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (KC)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Players Gained
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA FutureB-
The Bills let Emmanwori fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

Somebody in the 56th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bills sat still while Nick Emmanwori, the No. 19 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
A quiet steal in Round 1, Pick 31: Kenneth Grant for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in No. 56, and they pounced on premier safety value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick62 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas in the 62nd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
They will replay Jalen Royals at pick 95 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at the 109th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Kobe King
Kobe King at slot 132 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick169 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten slid further than he should have, and pick No. 169 is lovely value for the running back. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jake Briningstool
No edge and no loss on Jake Briningstool in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
Nothing to complain about; Chase Lundt went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Quincy Riley. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick206 Rnd6 CJ West
Circle this one: CJ West at Round 6, Pick 30 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.