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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall
D+
ValueB
NeedB
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FutureA+
The Bills cashed the board's mistake on Hudson: D+. When the story of this class is written, it opens with Ethan Downs at Round 7, Pick 38, a reach of 31 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Getting Hudson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick30
Rnd1
Luther Burden III
In No. 30 they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56
Rnd2
Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at pick No. 56 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick132
Rnd4
Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer in pick 132 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick133
Rnd4
Xavier Restrepo
They robbed the room for Xavier Restrepo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick169
Rnd5
Tommi Hill
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Tommi Hill for less than the market said. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick173
Rnd5
Ajani Cornelius
No drama and no debate, Ajani Cornelius went about where he belonged in pick 173. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174
Rnd5
Vernon Broughton
They paid up for Vernon Broughton at Round 5, Pick 36 when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick184
Rnd6
Quincy Riley
A reasonable price with a little left over, Quincy Riley in the 184th overall pick. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick206
Rnd6
Karene Reid
They took Karene Reid at par in pick No. 206, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick226
Rnd7
Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw in the 226th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick248
Rnd7
Kobe Hudson
Kobe Hudson in slot 248 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254
Rnd7
Ethan Downs
Ethan Downs in No. 254 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.























