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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Some picks age like wine; Deone Walker at pick No. 62 will need to, sitting 24 spots clear of his grade. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain. However the rest shakes out, Fortune at that price is a win they earned.

Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Xavier Watts in No. 56. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick62 Rnd2 Deone Walker
A real head-scratcher, Deone Walker in the 62nd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at pick 109 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick132 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
A big swing on Kaimon Rucker at the 132nd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick169 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune slid further than he should have, and Round 5, Pick 31 is lovely value for the cornerback. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick170 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez at the 170th overall pick is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in Round 5, Pick 35 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd6 CJ West
They paid a round early for CJ West in pick 177, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse in pick No. 206 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.