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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (BUF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (BUF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (BUF)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
QB Rice
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Kingsley Eguakun Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kingsley Eguakun
C Florida
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (PHI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Antoine Green
WR
Players traded away
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Damien Harris
RB
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Deonte Harty
WR
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Dion Dawkins
OT
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Latavius Murray
RB
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Mitch Morse
C
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Nyheim Hines
RB
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Siran Neal
CB
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Stefon Diggs
WR
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Tre'Davious White
CB
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Tyler Bass
PK
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Tyler Matakevich
LB
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Von Miller
EDGE
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall F
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureF
The board had answers; the Bills had Thomas. Grade: F.

The Bills torched the value chart for Xavier Thomas, taking him 84 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Little went right, and the F does not pretend otherwise.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. Landing Davis that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

The verdict is harsh because the weekend was, and there is little to argue.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In No. 29 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick30 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the 30th pick they get a building block for the line, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
They jumped the gun on Jonah Elliss, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick35 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A swing that ignored the value entirely, T'Vondre Sweat well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick59 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the 59th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick61 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Value said wait; Braden Fiske in Round 2, Pick 29 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop at No. 97 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick99 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in Round 3, Pick 36 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at pick 129 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick162 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
They reached a country mile for Xavier Thomas at pick No. 162, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kingsley Eguakun
Kingsley Eguakun at the 166th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick198 Rnd6 David Ugwoegbu
A real head-scratcher, David Ugwoegbu in the 198th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick202 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
A running back of that caliber at slot 202 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick207 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
They went early on Taulia Tagovailoa in No. 207, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.