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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (BUF)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (BUF)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Bills did exactly that with JJ Pegues in the 132nd overall pick. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Borregales pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 30th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
They went early on Maxwell Hairston in pick No. 62, and the value did not follow. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick79 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at the 79th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Fair-plus on Deone Walker, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in Round 4, Pick 7 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick132 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
This one needs a full-page explanation: JJ Pegues in slot 132, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick169 Rnd5 Andres Borregales
Andres Borregales slid further than he should have, and slot 169 is lovely value for the specialist. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick170 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley at No. 170 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
A conviction pick on Jack Kiser at the Round 5 slot that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dont'e Thornton Jr.. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Luke Elzinga
No drama and no debate, Luke Elzinga went about where he belonged in the 206th pick. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.