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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Mitchell should have been long gone. The Bills pounced, and earned a B-.

Somebody in Round 2, Pick 28 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bills sat still while Adonai Mitchell, the No. 32 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with offensive lineman, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

The Watson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In No. 28 they get a lockdown presence outside, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick60 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in Round 2, Pick 28 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at the 128th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick134 Rnd4 Josh Newton
A curious use of slot 134. Offensive lineman, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Josh Newton did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Nothing to complain about; Ainias Smith went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
A tidy bit of business in pick 160, where Jalyx Hunt graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick163 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
They did well to land Isaiah Davis in pick No. 163, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick189 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
They robbed the room for Kamal Hadden here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick200 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at No. 200 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
A premium they did not need to pay, Nathaniel Watson a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means at slot 248 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.