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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (BUF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (BUF)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (BUF)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (BUF)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (BUF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (TB)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (SF)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Players Gained
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Robert Beal Jr.
DE
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Antoine Green
WR
Players traded away
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Dawson Knox
TE
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Jordan Poyer
S
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Kaiir Elam
CB
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Mitch Morse
C
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Stefon Diggs
WR
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Tre'Davious White
CB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Bills bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Bills did exactly that with JD Bertrand in the 162nd pick. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
Nothing to complain about; Troy Franklin went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick47 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid up for T'Vondre Sweat at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick63 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
They took Brenden Rice at par in Round 2, Pick 31, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at pick No. 68, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick70 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They paid sticker price for Cooper Beebe in pick 70, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at slot 89 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick99 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
No edge and no loss on Marshawn Kneeland in Round 3, Pick 36; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks in pick 104 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
They did well to land Dominick Puni in pick No. 108, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick122 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at No. 122 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick125 Rnd4 James Williams
They jumped the gun on James Williams, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at the 127th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at the 129th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They talked themselves into Braelon Allen at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick140 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
No drama and no debate, Luke McCaffrey went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 4. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick159 Rnd5 Austin Booker
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Austin Booker. It fills a real need, too.
Pick162 Rnd5 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at slot 162 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick197 Rnd6 Christian Jones
By-the-book stuff, Christian Jones at the 197th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
They paid a round early for Sam Hartman in pick 202, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Value said wait; Brevyn Spann-Ford in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick246 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at pick No. 246 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.