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Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bills a B-.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Bills walked out of the weekend still thin at interior defensive lineman, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

Jenkins at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The cost of the Cowing reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 28 they get a matchup problem out wide. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Value with a capital V on Kris Jenkins in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
A conviction pick on Jaylin Simpson at pick No. 127 that the board grades a round light. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jacob Cowing
They jumped the gun on Jacob Cowing, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at No. 143 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in slot 159 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick162 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader in Round 5, Pick 26 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
No edge and no loss on Tahj Washington in the 188th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A clean, defensible pick in the 199th pick with a little surplus value in Jaylan Ford. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick203 Rnd6 Cedric Johnson
They went early on Cedric Johnson in pick No. 203, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick248 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
By-the-book stuff, Matthew Jones at the 248th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.