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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (BUF)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (BUF)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (IND)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (CAR)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (IND)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (IND)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CAR)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Isaiah Likely
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kaiir Elam
CB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Bills got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

Some picks age like wine; Hunter Nourzad at slot 128 will need to, sitting 31 spots clear of his grade.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. Getting Simpson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, safety very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
They paid sticker price for Brian Thomas Jr. in slot 28, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick60 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Nothing to complain about; Payton Wilson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick65 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 1, where Xavier Worthy graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Fair-plus on Maason Smith, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick128 Rnd4 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad in pick 128 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A cornerback of that caliber at the 163rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick189 Rnd6 Logan Lee
This one needs a full-page explanation: Logan Lee in slot 189, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.