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Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills cashed the board's mistake on Bowman Jr.: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Billy Bowman Jr. slide, and the Bills were the ones holding the card at the 206th overall pick. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They will need Batty to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Job largely done: linebacker settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Josaiah Stewart
They reached a country mile for Josaiah Stewart at No. 30, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick56 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku in pick 56 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick62 Rnd2 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in the 62nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Mello Dotson. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick131 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tyler Batty
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tyler Batty this early at pick No. 171. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick175 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Mitchell Evans in the 175th pick, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd6 Simeon Barrow Jr.
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Simeon Barrow Jr.. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 Billy Bowman Jr.
They will replay Billy Bowman Jr. at the 206th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick208 Rnd6 Theo Wease Jr.
They paid a round early for Theo Wease Jr. in pick 208, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.