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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (PHI)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (PHI)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (PHI)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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A.J. Brown
WR
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Cooper DeJean
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kaiir Elam
CB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Bills let Fitzgerald fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ryan Fitzgerald at slot 202 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 30 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Circle this one: Jalon Walker at No. 56 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick62 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the 62nd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick169 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
They robbed the room for Oronde Gadsden II here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick202 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
A top-tier specialist at a bargain, Ryan Fitzgerald in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick204 Rnd6 James Burnip
James Burnip in the 204th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.