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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Bills.

Some picks age like wine; Jordan Jefferson at the 134th pick will need to, sitting 52 spots clear of his grade.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McKinstry. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 28th pick they get a true top target at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry at Round 2, Pick 28 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
No drama and no debate, Cedric Gray went about where he belonged in slot 128. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jordan Jefferson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in No. 144 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Beau Brade at pick No. 160 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
Nothing to complain about; Grayson Murphy went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick189 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at pick No. 189 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick200 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
They will replay Johnny Dixon at the 200th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick204 Rnd6 Keaton Bills
Keaton Bills at the 204th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
A reach for Dylan McMahon in the Round 7 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.