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Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills won the night they stopped Jackson from sliding. Grade: B-.

When a board-topper like Khyree Jackson slides to No. 128, you do not overthink it, and the Bills did not.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Ceaser reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Value with a capital V on Xavier Legette in No. 60, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in pick 128 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at Round 4, Pick 34 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick144 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at pick No. 144 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick160 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at the 160th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
A wild overpay on Nelson Ceaser in the 163rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
A premium they did not need to pay, Grayson Murphy a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jalen Coker
They went early on Jalen Coker in the 200th pick, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick204 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at Round 6, Pick 29 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
Tylan Grable at pick No. 248 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.