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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureC-
The Bills checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

For all the boxes ticked, the Bills skipped the loudest one: interior defensive lineman is exactly as bare as it was.

The Devonshire pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Boyd reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the 36th overall pick, where Brian Thomas Jr. graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick40 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at slot 40 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier in pick 60 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
No edge and no loss on Mohamed Kamara in Round 4, Pick 28; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick134 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Beau Brade in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in No. 144 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick160 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A tidy little value on Dylan Laube in pick No. 160, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
They paid up for Khristian Boyd at the 163rd pick when waiting would have done the job. It fills a real need, too.
Pick189 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
The board had Ty'Ron Hopper higher than pick 189, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick200 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
A quiet steal in the 200th overall pick: M.J. Devonshire for less than the market said. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick204 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
Javontae Jean-Baptiste in No. 204 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
Jalen Coker at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.