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Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (BUF)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (BUF)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Draft Picks Received
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (SF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (SF)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bills: B-.

The Bills clearly saw something nobody else did in Cedric Johnson, taking him 64 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. Hampton falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In slot 28 they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Good price on Braden Fiske in the 60th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick131 Rnd4 Beau Brade
No edge and no loss on Beau Brade in pick 131; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick134 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Nice patience on Javon Foster, who had no business lasting to No. 134. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
Brennan Jackson at pick No. 144 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick160 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 24, with Mason McCormick worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson at pick 163 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick196 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall in slot 196 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at Round 6, Pick 25 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick204 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They reached a country mile for Frank Gore Jr. at the 204th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick215 Rnd6 Richard Jibunor
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Richard Jibunor well ahead of where he belonged. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick248 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
A wild overpay on Evan Anderson in the 248th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick251 Rnd7 Dominique Hampton
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dominique Hampton at pick No. 251. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.