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Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Garrett Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Garrett Nelson
LB-EDGE Nebraska
Tyler Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BUF)
Tyler Harrell
WR Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Bills spent the 206th pick on Garrett Nelson, a name most had 116 spots down the list. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

On value alone, Nubin makes the weekend a net positive. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In the 28th pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
You do not let a safety like Tyler Nubin reach pick 60 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Good price on Zak Zinter in the 99th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick162 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A clean, defensible pick in slot 162 with a little surplus value in Braelon Allen. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Nothing to complain about; Chau Smith-Wade went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
By-the-book stuff, Jaylen Harrell at the 197th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick202 Rnd6 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in No. 202 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Garrett Nelson
Garrett Nelson in the 206th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick249 Rnd7 Tyler Harrell
They talked themselves into Tyler Harrell at Round 7, Pick 29, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.