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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills robbed the room for Walker. Final grade: B.

Somebody in pick 108 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bills sat still while Jalon Walker, the No. 20 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The Buchanan pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Linebacker is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the 30th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Steal is underselling it; Kenneth Grant at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick62 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
You do not let a safety like Nick Emmanwori reach the 62nd pick and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
A linebacker of that caliber at pick 108 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick131 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Somehow Tez Johnson was still sitting there in slot 131, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Taking Luke Kandra in No. 171 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at pick No. 175 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick179 Rnd6 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at Round 6, Pick 1 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick206 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
Good price on Nazir Stackhouse in pick 206, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick208 Rnd6 Teddye Buchanan
They left a pile of value on the table to take Teddye Buchanan this early at the 208th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.