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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Amari Cooper
WR
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
The phones sank the Bills this weekend: C-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bills started one anyway for Kyle Williams, 62 picks ahead of schedule.

They banked enough surplus on Shough to cover a lot of smaller sins. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Hit on Nick Emmanwori and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 21 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick30 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill hitter at safety, and a steal at that.
Pick62 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in pick 62 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick109 Rnd4 Kyle Williams
A real head-scratcher, Kyle Williams in No. 109 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick132 Rnd4 Cody Simon
A clean, defensible pick in the 132nd pick with a little surplus value in Cody Simon. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick169 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They went early on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in slot 169, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
A straight-up fair deal on Willie Lampkin at slot 170, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
They barely believed it either: Bhayshul Tuten still on the board at Round 5, Pick 35. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Circle this one: Tyler Shough at No. 177 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jackson Hawes
Jackson Hawes at the 206th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.