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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills let Rourke fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kurtis Rourke, the 179th pick, roughly 35 picks past where he belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: linebacker settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 30 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 56, where Xavier Watts graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick62 Rnd2 Elic Ayomanor
A tidy little value on Elic Ayomanor in Round 2, Pick 30, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in pick 108 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick131 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Somehow Tory Horton was still sitting there in the 131st overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kobe King
Kobe King in the 171st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jabbar Muhammad
Taking Jabbar Muhammad in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
They will replay Kurtis Rourke at No. 179 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Jaylen Reed in No. 206, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at pick 208 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.