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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (BUF)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (WSH)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Players traded away
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Kaiir Elam
CB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Jones should have been long gone. The Bills pounced, and earned a D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bills did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

Reaching for Johnson left real value on the table behind him. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 28th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
No edge and no loss on Zach Frazier in slot 60; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
A tidy little value on Jaylen Wright in pick 74, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick100 Rnd3 Theo Johnson
They talked themselves into Theo Johnson at the Round 3 slot, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick144 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Somehow Johnny Wilson was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 8, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
A slide stopped in the 160th pick, with Tommy Eichenberg worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at the 163rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick200 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
A reach for Drake Nugent in slot 200; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.