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Draft Selections
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (BUF)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (BUF)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Josiah Ezirim Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Josiah Ezirim
OL Eastern Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NE)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Bills let James fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Call it larceny. DJ James sat on the board until Round 4, Pick 29, and the Bills did not need to be asked twice.

The Ezirim reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
No edge and no loss on Tyler Nubin in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Value with a capital V on Malachi Corley in pick No. 68, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in No. 71 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick99 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cedric Gray well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Mohamed Kamara. The roster fit checks out.
Pick129 Rnd4 DJ James
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, DJ James in pick 129, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick159 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at slot 159 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick162 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in the 162nd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jalyx Hunt
Nice patience on Jalyx Hunt, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick198 Rnd6 Emani Bailey
A conviction pick on Emani Bailey at the 198th pick that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They talked themselves into Jaylen Harrell at Round 6, Pick 27, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick206 Rnd6 Logan Lee
Logan Lee at No. 206 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick224 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Value said wait; Edefuan Ulofoshio in pick 224 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick246 Rnd7 Josiah Ezirim
They reached into another round for Josiah Ezirim, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.