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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BUF)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills let Dixon fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Bills one, and it paid up: Johnny Dixon, the No. 124 name on the board, sitting there at No. 162 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Capehart has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Job largely done: linebacker settled and 8 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 28th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher, outstanding value to boot.
Pick60 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
The board had cheaper options than Brenden Rice at No. 60, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at pick No. 99 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Steal is underselling it; Beau Brade at pick 128 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick162 Rnd5 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick165 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at the 165th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick197 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali at Round 6, Pick 22 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick202 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
Value with a capital V on JD Bertrand in slot 202, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They took Tanor Bortolini at par in No. 206, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick249 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
They liked DeMonte Capehart enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 249. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.