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Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (BUF)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (BUF)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (BUF)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (LV)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (SF)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LAR)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CAR)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CAR)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CAR)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (LAR)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Kaiir Elam
CB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
The Bills got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

Nobody else had Drake Nugent anywhere near the Round 5 slot. The Bills did, by 55 spots, and that gap is the whole story. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain. That Wilson pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and linebacker is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Fair-plus on Xavier Legette, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
A conviction pick on Braden Fiske at the 44th pick that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
A straight-up fair deal on Bralen Trice at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick99 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in pick No. 99 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick112 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at slot 112 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick142 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Johnny Wilson in the 142nd overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Value with a capital V on Christian Jones in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick155 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
A wild overpay on Drake Nugent in pick No. 155, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
They read the board right and Jacob Cowing was the payoff at pick 160. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal at Round 6, Pick 30 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.