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RUN ON JAN 9, 2026

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BUF)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (BUF)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BUF)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CLE)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Curtis Samuel
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Dane Jackson
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Keon Coleman
WR
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Taylor Rapp
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureC+
The Bills bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Hykeem Williams, 46 picks early at No. 228.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. It is not that Ponds is a bad player; it is that the Bills had louder needs to answer first. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

They banked enough surplus on Abney II to cover a lot of smaller sins.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Value with a capital V on Arvell Reese in the 24th overall pick, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick28 Rnd1 Chris Bell
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 24, with Dillon Thieneman worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick88 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
Keith Abney II at slot 88 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick124 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch in pick 124 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots to take D'Angelo Ponds, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tim Keenan III
Tim Keenan III at pick 133 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick162 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor in the 162nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick220 Rnd7 Drayk Bowen
They jumped the gun on Drayk Bowen, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick228 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hykeem Williams in No. 228, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.