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  • shawn DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (BUF)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (BUF)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
John Metchie III
WR
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
The Bills let Giddens fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Bills one, and it paid up: DJ Giddens, the No. 167 name on the board, sitting there at pick 236 like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Bryant reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at pick 30 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at the 58th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts slid further than he should have, and the 62nd pick is lovely value for the safety. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Taking Denzel Burke in Round 4, Pick 7 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick132 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in slot 132 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick166 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten slipping to No. 166 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
No edge and no loss on Jack Kiser in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
A reach on Cobee Bryant in pick No. 170; the board had better options right there. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 173rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Joshua Farmer
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Joshua Farmer in pick 177, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
The board had cheaper options than Hayden Conner at slot 206, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick236 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
Somehow DJ Giddens was still sitting there in pick No. 236, and they pounced on premier running back value. It fills a real need, too.