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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (BUF)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureD
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bills: B-.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Bills left interior defensive lineman untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Johnson. The Ford reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Linebacker is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 9th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick128 Rnd4 Beau Brade
No edge and no loss on Beau Brade in pick No. 128; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick134 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the 134th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kalen King
Nothing to complain about; Kalen King went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick160 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick163 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at Round 5, Pick 27 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A conviction pick on Jaylan Ford at slot 189 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cornelius Johnson at No. 200. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
They read the board right and Johnny Dixon was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 29. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick248 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in No. 248 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.