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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
DeVere Levelston Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
DeVere Levelston
DT SMU
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (CIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CIN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Vorhees
OG
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Bills checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bills would have aced it. DeVere Levelston at slot 204 is 160 spots clear of where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. The Simpson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 28th pick they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
By-the-book stuff, Patrick Paul at No. 62 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick113 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at pick 113 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They took Isaac Guerendo at par in Round 4, Pick 28, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick134 Rnd4 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at slot 134 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
No edge and no loss on Luke McCaffrey in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the 149th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick163 Rnd5 Brandon Coleman
Brandon Coleman in the 163rd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick189 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at No. 189 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at pick No. 200 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick204 Rnd6 DeVere Levelston
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for DeVere Levelston. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.