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Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Bills: C+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Bills spent the 206th overall pick on Kai Kroeger, a name most had 74 spots down the list.

They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
A reach for Landon Jackson in pick 30; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick56 Rnd2 Darien Porter
Darien Porter in Round 2, Pick 24 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick62 Rnd2 Darius Alexander
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Darius Alexander. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at No. 109 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at pick No. 132 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick169 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They went early on JJ Pegues in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylen Reed well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid sticker price for Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
They talked themselves into Luke Lachey at pick No. 177, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick206 Rnd6 Kai Kroeger
Value said wait; Kai Kroeger in Round 6, Pick 30 says they were not listening. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.