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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bills reached some 37 spots for McKinnley Jackson, and value like that does not grow back. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Hart pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at pick 28 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. The roster fit checks out.
Pick60 Rnd2 Blake Fisher
The board had cheaper options than Blake Fisher at pick No. 60, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson in slot 128 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick133 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in the 133rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson at No. 144 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams at the 160th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Beau Brade in Round 5, Pick 27 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick200 Rnd6 Bub Means
They reached into another round for Bub Means, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick204 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
They talked themselves into Julian Pearl at the 204th pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Barrett at pick No. 248, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.