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Draft Selections
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Deshawn Pace Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Deshawn Pace
S UCF
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D+
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Back to the drawing board for the Bills: D+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Deshawn Pace at the 132nd pick, a reach of 302 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Put together, it is a D+.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They banked enough surplus on Bassa to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Job largely done: linebacker settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Elijhah Badger
In slot 30 they get a No. 1 receiver, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Cobee Bryant
A real head-scratcher, Cobee Bryant in the 56th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick62 Rnd2 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at pick 62 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109 Rnd4 Antwane Wells Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Antwane Wells Jr.. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick132 Rnd4 Deshawn Pace
They reached into another round for Deshawn Pace, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick169 Rnd5 Luke Elzinga
A big swing on Luke Elzinga at No. 169, well ahead of any board in the building. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick170 Rnd5 John Williams
John Williams at pick No. 170 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173 Rnd5 Cam Horsley
Cam Horsley in Round 5, Pick 35 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
You do not let a linebacker like Jeffrey Bassa reach the 177th pick and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
This one needs a full-page explanation: Seth McLaughlin in pick 206, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.