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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in No. 132 lands the Bills a B, Noel and all.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jaylin Noel at pick 132 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. If Pegues pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 30 they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the Round 2 slot is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick62 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas in No. 62 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jordan Phillips in slot 109. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Taking Jaylin Noel in the 132nd pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick169 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A conviction pick on JJ Pegues at Round 5, Pick 31 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill at pick No. 170 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick173 Rnd5 CJ West
They jumped the gun on CJ West, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jake Briningstool
The board had Jake Briningstool higher than Round 6, Pick 1, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick206 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Oronde Gadsden II in pick 206. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.