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Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Elijah Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BUF)
Elijah Simmons
DL Tennessee
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

The Elijah Simmons pick is the one that will follow the Bills into the fall. They took him 75 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still on the board. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They banked enough surplus on Simpson to cover a lot of smaller sins.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In pick No. 28 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Johnny Wilson
They paid a round early for Johnny Wilson in the 60th pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick99 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 99th overall pick on Javon Solomon with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots unsolved.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in No. 128 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick162 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A slide stopped in pick 165, with Jaylin Simpson worth more than the price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick197 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick202 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
The board had cheaper options than Tanor Bortolini at Round 6, Pick 27, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
Value with a capital V on JD Bertrand in No. 206, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Elijah Simmons
They left a pile of value on the table to take Elijah Simmons this early at the 249th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.