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  • uncleb65 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bills: B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Ethan Downs in pick No. 173, a good 112 spots before the room expected him. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

With offensive lineman, quarterback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Landing Lambert-Smith that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In the 30th overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
A conviction pick on Maxwell Hairston at Round 2, Pick 24 that the board grades a round light. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick62 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
They let TreVeyon Henderson come to them and pounced at pick No. 62. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at the 109th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick132 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Mello Dotson at cornerback with offensive lineman, quarterback and other spots open.
Pick169 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They jumped the gun on Dont'e Thornton Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tyler Batty
They reached a country mile for Tyler Batty at No. 170, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Ethan Downs
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ethan Downs in the Round 5 slot, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Teddye Buchanan
A wild overpay on Teddye Buchanan in Round 6, Pick 1, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Nice patience on KeAndre Lambert-Smith, who had no business lasting to pick 206. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.