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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BUF)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PHI)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DEN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DEN)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (PHI)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Players Gained
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A.J. Brown
WR
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Courtland Sutton
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kaiir Elam
CB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bills let Schwesinger fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Carson Schwesinger had no business being available in the Round 5 slot, and the Bills did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The offensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The veteran additions, A.J. Brown chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

They went 3 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at pick No. 30 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick56 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at the 56th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick172 Rnd5 Carson Schwesinger
They will replay Carson Schwesinger at slot 172 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick175 Rnd5 Ryan Fitzgerald
Circle this one: Ryan Fitzgerald at the 175th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They let Jaylen Reed come to them and pounced at Round 6, Pick 29. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.