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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (BUF)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Maxen Hook Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Maxen Hook
S Toledo
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (BUF)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ARI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Bills.

Nobody had Ethan Downs this high, and it is not close. The Bills reached 82 spots to get him at the 208th overall pick.

The Shough value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 30th pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Wyatt Milum. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
A tidy little value on Jayden Higgins in the 62nd overall pick, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at Round 4, Pick 13 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick122 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in pick 132 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
Chase Lundt in slot 157 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
The board had cheaper options than Jack Kiser at Round 5, Pick 31, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at the 170th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool in No. 173 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick177 Rnd6 Maxen Hook
A real head-scratcher, Maxen Hook in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. in the 206th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick208 Rnd6 Ethan Downs
They reached a country mile for Ethan Downs at pick No. 208, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick225 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Circle this one: Tahj Brooks at pick 225 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.