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Draft Selections
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (BUF)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Kingsley Eguakun Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Kingsley Eguakun
C Florida
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Eku Leota
LB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bills a B.

There is reaching, and then there is Kingsley Eguakun at Round 7, Pick 26. The Bills jumped the board by 36 and dared it to prove them wrong. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

With quarterback and tight end unsolved, spending premium capital on OLB-EDGE is the choice that costs them. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Darius Robinson
They went early on Darius Robinson in the 28th overall pick, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick65 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at Round 3, Pick 1 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick99 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at pick 99 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback and tight end to take Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
No edge and no loss on Jaylin Simpson in slot 129; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick159 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A reasonable price with a little left over, Malik Mustapha in the 159th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick162 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A straight-up fair deal on Luke McCaffrey at No. 162, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick198 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They reached into another round for Tanor Bortolini, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick202 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
They paid up for JD Bertrand at pick 202 when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They talked themselves into Frank Gore Jr. at the 206th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick246 Rnd7 Kingsley Eguakun
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kingsley Eguakun in the 246th pick, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.