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Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Bills: C+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Isaac TeSlaa at No. 177, a reach of 56 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

The Porter pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with linebacker, quarterback and other spots still on the board. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

If Landon Jackson and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In the 30th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
They paid a round early for Maxwell Hairston in the 56th pick, more than the board wanted. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick62 Rnd2 Darien Porter
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Darien Porter at cornerback with linebacker, quarterback and other spots open.
Pick109 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
A straight-up fair deal on Joshua Farmer at Round 4, Pick 7, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater at pick No. 132 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in No. 169 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
They talked themselves into Jaylen Reed at slot 170, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
They reached into another round for Nazir Stackhouse, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
Value said wait; Isaac TeSlaa in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick206 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at No. 206 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.