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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
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (BUF)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Draft Picks Received
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (ATL)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ARI)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (ARI)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ARI)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Players traded away
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Kaiir Elam
CB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bills lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bills would have aced it. Maason Smith at No. 74 is 39 spots clear of where he belonged. Put together, it is a D-.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. With interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They read the board right and Payton Wilson was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 28. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots still to address, they spent pick 74 on Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick134 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A tidy bit of business in the 134th overall pick, where Johnny Wilson graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
They reached into another round for Khristian Boyd, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick160 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at the 160th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt slid further than he should have, and the 163rd overall pick is lovely value for the S-EDGE. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.