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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Bills put a flag in the ground for Kai Kroeger, 68 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Fitzgerald value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 30 they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Armand Membou
Armand Membou in slot 56 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick62 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
They barely believed it either: Andrew Mukuba still on the board at the 108th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick131 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Steal is underselling it; Lathan Ransom at Round 4, Pick 30 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ryan Fitzgerald
A specialist of that caliber at pick No. 171 is the definition of value, full stop. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick175 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A reach on JJ Pegues in pick No. 175; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jalen McLeod
Jalen McLeod at the 179th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick206 Rnd6 Kai Kroeger
They reached into another round for Kai Kroeger, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick208 Rnd6 Logan Brown
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Logan Brown in Round 6, Pick 30, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.