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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (BUF)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (TB)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DEN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (TB)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DEN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bills and Wallace: B.

Call it larceny. Caedan Wallace sat on the board until the Round 7 slot, and the Bills did not need to be asked twice. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart. A fair-value weekend of trading, no edge to be found.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 26 they get a disruptor off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
Nothing to complain about; Jermaine Burton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Circle this one: Javon Baker at slot 121 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick144 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A quiet steal in the 144th pick: Chau Smith-Wade for less than the market said. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick160 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at Round 5, Pick 24 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 Javion Cohen
The board fumbled Javion Cohen all the way to pick 189, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
They will replay Ty'Ron Hopper at No. 200 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick204 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton in the 204th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick248 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Steal is underselling it; Caedan Wallace at the 248th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.