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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bills for Rourke: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kurtis Rourke, the Round 6 slot, roughly 68 picks past where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Reaching for Alexander left real value on the table behind him. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They read the board right and Xavier Watts was the payoff at the 56th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick62 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos slid further than he should have, and slot 62 is lovely value for the cornerback. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick108 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in pick No. 108 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick131 Rnd4 Savion Williams
They robbed the room for Savion Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick171 Rnd5 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III in the 171st overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord in Round 5, Pick 36 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick179 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
Steal is underselling it; Damien Martinez at No. 179 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They will replay Jaylen Reed at the 206th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick208 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
Somehow Kurtis Rourke was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 30, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.