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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bills a B-.

The Bills did not so much draft Teddye Buchanan as overpay for him, 45 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The offensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Getting Golden where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The Bills indulged a want in Dotson while a need in offensive lineman, quarterback and other spots stayed open.

They left with linebacker solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In No. 30 they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at the Round 2 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick62 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in pick No. 62 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They took Cam Skattebo at par in slot 109, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens at pick 169 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick170 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They jumped the gun on Dont'e Thornton Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts at pick No. 173 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick177 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
They reached into another round for Nazir Stackhouse, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan in Round 6, Pick 30 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.