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Draft Selections
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
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (BUF)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 160 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: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (GB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (LV)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (GB)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (GB)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureC+
The Bills checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Kimani Vidal at pick No. 204 is 49 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Wilson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In slot 28 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at the 60th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at No. 88 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128 Rnd4 James Williams
Nothing to complain about; James Williams went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick144 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
They barely believed it either: Johnny Wilson still on the board at the Round 5 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
A clean, defensible pick in pick 148 with a little surplus value in Nehemiah Pritchett. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick160 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
They went early on Khristian Boyd in the 160th pick, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent in slot 189 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick204 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kimani Vidal in the 204th overall pick, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.