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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Bills.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Fadil Diggs at pick 173 is 60 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

That Hill pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In No. 30 they get a centerfielder for the defense, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the 56th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick62 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
A tidy little value on Demetrius Knight Jr. in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick109 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
A tidy bit of business in slot 109, where Zy Alexander graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick132 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
They paid sticker price for Hollin Pierce in the 132nd overall pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick169 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Steal is underselling it; Mitchell Evans at Round 5, Pick 31 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
No edge and no loss on Kyle Williams in the 170th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Fadil Diggs
Fadil Diggs at the 173rd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper in pick No. 177 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Tommi Hill
The board fumbled Tommi Hill all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.