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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (BUF)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Draft Picks Traded
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (SF)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (SF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesA FutureD
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bills: B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bills reached some 84 spots for Kyren Lacy, and value like that does not grow back.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. They banked enough surplus on Etienne to cover a lot of smaller sins. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick62 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick100 Rnd3 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at the 100th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at pick No. 109 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick132 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer in the 132nd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne in No. 169 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
A reach on Jack Kiser in Round 5, Pick 32; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
They paid a round early for Jaylen Reed in pick 173, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
They went early on JJ Pegues in No. 177, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick206 Rnd6 Kyren Lacy
They reached a country mile for Kyren Lacy at slot 206, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.