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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (BUF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Players Gained
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Jahan Dotson
WR
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bills turned the phones into found money: B+.

The Bills ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. The Hunt pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Thrash pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in slot 36 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick60 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
By-the-book stuff, Braden Fiske at the 60th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaden Hicks. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick128 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones is a better player than the 128th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jalyx Hunt well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
They read the board right and Jamari Thrash was the payoff at Round 5, Pick 8. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
No drama and no debate, Sione Vaki went about where he belonged in No. 160. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick163 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
They jumped the gun on Khristian Boyd, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick189 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in the 189th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at pick No. 200 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick204 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
A conviction pick on Nathaniel Watson at Round 6, Pick 29 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
A straight-up fair deal on Jalen Coker at slot 248, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.