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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (BUF)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (ARI)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (ARI)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ARI)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kaiir Elam
CB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Bills lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

The Kimani Vidal pick is the one that will follow the Bills into the fall. They took him 53 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In pick No. 28 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at the 35th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
They went early on Marshawn Kneeland in pick 71, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick128 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in slot 128 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in Round 5, Pick 2 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick144 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A straight-up fair deal on Mason McCormick at No. 144, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at Round 5, Pick 24 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick163 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
A premium they did not need to pay, Khristian Boyd a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick189 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
A wild overpay on Drake Nugent in No. 189, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal in the 200th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.