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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (BUF)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (LAR)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

The Bills clearly saw something nobody else did in Joe Milton III, taking him 40 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

However the rest shakes out, Torrence at that price is a win they earned. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Nice patience on Chris Braswell, who had no business lasting to slot 60. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster is a better player than the 128th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Chau Smith-Wade
A clean, defensible pick in the 134th pick with a little surplus value in Chau Smith-Wade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick144 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
By-the-book stuff, Mason McCormick at No. 144 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick160 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at pick 160 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick189 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at the 189th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick200 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
Ro Torrence in slot 200 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick204 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A wild overpay on Frank Gore Jr. in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Myles Cole
Myles Cole at pick 209 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick248 Rnd7 Bub Means
A tidy little value on Bub Means in Round 7, Pick 28, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.