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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in No. 246 lands the Bills a B, Gore Jr. and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Frank Gore Jr. got past him. The Bills do not have to explain a thing at pick 246. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They will need Proctor to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Linebacker is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Nothing to complain about; Bralen Trice went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick99 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James in slot 99 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick129 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the 129th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick159 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg slid further than he should have, and the 159th overall pick is lovely value for the linebacker. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick162 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They paid sticker price for Luke McCaffrey in Round 5, Pick 26, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick198 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
A straight-up fair deal on Joe Milton III at pick No. 198, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
They took Nathaniel Watson at par in No. 202, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
A reach for Josh Proctor in the 206th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick246 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
The board fumbled Frank Gore Jr. all the way to slot 246, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.