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Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (BUF)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (BUF)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BUF)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (SF)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tay Martin
WR
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Bills.

The Bills did not so much draft Zakhari Franklin as overpay for him, 29 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Watson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Troy Franklin. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick63 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus in slot 63 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick99 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
They paid sticker price for Marshawn Kneeland in the 99th overall pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight slipping to pick No. 129 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick159 Rnd5 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at pick 159 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick162 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in the 162nd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick176 Rnd6 Austin Booker
A quiet steal in the 176th pick: Austin Booker for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They jumped the gun on Jaylen Harrell, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick202 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A premium they did not need to pay, Gabe Hall a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick206 Rnd6 Zakhari Franklin
A wild overpay on Zakhari Franklin in No. 206, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
Jalen Sundell at Round 7, Pick 26 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Blake Watson in pick No. 249. It fills a real need, too.