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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (BUF)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (BUF)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BUF)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (BUF)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (JAX)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (MIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (MIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall A
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
James should have been long gone. The Bills pounced, and earned a A.

The Bills did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and DJ James fell into the 134th overall pick.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick 11 they get a true top target, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick67 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in Round 3, Pick 3 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Renardo Green
They robbed the room for Renardo Green here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick134 Rnd4 DJ James
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, DJ James in the 134th overall pick, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick152 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at slot 152 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick200 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Fabien Lovett in pick No. 200. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick236 Rnd7 Dylan Laube
The board fumbled Dylan Laube all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.