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Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BUF)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Draft Picks Traded
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (TB)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureC+
Grand theft in slot 248: the Bills steal Wallace and grade out a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Caedan Wallace slide, and the Bills were the ones holding the card at the 248th pick. Highway robbery. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The cost of the Mustapha reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In pick 28 they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
By-the-book stuff, Braden Fiske at slot 60 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick92 Rnd3 Javon Baker
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Baker at No. 92, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Matt Goncalves at pick No. 128. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at the Round 5 slot is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick160 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A reach on Malik Mustapha in Round 5, Pick 24; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A reasonable price with a little left over, Dylan Laube in the 163rd pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick189 Rnd6 Myles Cole
The board had cheaper options than Myles Cole at the 189th overall pick, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in pick 200 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace in the 248th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.