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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (BUF)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (BUF)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
Malachi Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (BUF)
Malachi Nelson
QB UTEP
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (BUF)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Bills spent the 126th overall pick on Tacario Davis while interior defensive lineman, wide receiver and other spots sat unaddressed.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A straight-up fair deal on Dillon Thieneman at pick No. 58, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
They paid sticker price for Keith Abney II in pick 89, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick126 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Tacario Davis adds a cornerback and leaves interior defensive lineman, wide receiver and other spots untouched.
Pick165 Rnd5 Connor Tollison
No drama and no debate, Connor Tollison went about where he belonged in the 165th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd7 Malachi Nelson
By-the-book stuff, Malachi Nelson at the 217th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick230 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
No edge and no loss on Nolan Rucci in No. 230; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.