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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (BUF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (KC)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (PHI)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (PHI)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyquan Thornton
WR
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Bills let Felton fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bills were there to profit. Tai Felton, the No. 99 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 4 slot. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

With linebacker, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Every board in the league had Reed lower, and that gap is the story.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 30 they get a load in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
A reach for Maxwell Hairston in pick 62; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick66 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Value with a capital V on Alfred Collins in the 66th pick, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A want over a need in pick No. 95: Darien Porter adds a cornerback while linebacker, edge rusher and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick109 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
No drama and no debate, Cam Skattebo went about where he belonged in No. 109. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Tai Felton in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the 134th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
They paid up for Jaylen Reed at Round 5, Pick 35 when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.