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Draft Selections
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bills took Gabe Hall at the 160th overall pick, roughly 62 spots before his name belonged. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Goncalves steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Ladd McConkey
No edge and no loss on Ladd McConkey in the Round 1 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick60 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
Nice patience on T.J. Tampa, who had no business lasting to slot 60. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick128 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at the 128th overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They paid a round early for Tommy Eichenberg in No. 134, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at pick No. 144 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick160 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Gabe Hall well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
A quiet steal in the 163rd overall pick: Brennan Jackson for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini in slot 189 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand in No. 200 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jalen Sundell
Jalen Sundell in pick 204 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
The board had cheaper options than Sam Hartman at Round 7, Pick 28, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.