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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Draft Picks Traded
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (CIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
DL-EDGE Georgia
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

The Bills put a flag in the ground for Tyler Baron, 23 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Phillips falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In slot 30 they get a rangy last line of defense, outstanding value to boot.
Pick56 Rnd2 Omarr Norman-Lott
They paid up for Omarr Norman-Lott at pick No. 56 when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick62 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
No edge and no loss on Donovan Jackson in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in No. 109 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They read the board right and Jordan Phillips was the payoff at pick 119. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Tyler Baron
Tyler Baron in the 132nd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick169 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A conviction pick on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 169 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
No drama and no debate, Jack Kiser went about where he belonged in the 177th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick206 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
Value said wait; Carson Vinson in No. 206 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.