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Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (BUF)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Draft Picks Received
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Players Gained
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Johnny Johnson III
WR
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Darious Williams
CB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Bills let Starks fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Malaki Starks, the No. 27 name on the board, stolen at the 62nd overall pick.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The cost of the Bassa reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

The Bills paired the rookies with proven help, Darious Williams leading the way.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick No. 30 they get a ballhawk on the back end, and a steal at that.
Pick62 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
They jumped the gun on Jeffrey Bassa, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at slot 132 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jalen Rivers
They read the board right and Jalen Rivers was the payoff at pick 169. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in the 170th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 173rd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill slid further than he should have, and No. 177 is lovely value for the cornerback. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A straight-up fair deal on Jay Higgins at pick No. 206, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kobe Hudson
They will replay Kobe Hudson at the 241st pick for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.