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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (BUF)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BUF)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaquelin Roy
DT
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bills, and a B to prove it.

Some picks age like wine; Xavier Thomas at the Round 6 slot will need to, sitting 49 spots clear of his grade. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In the 28th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Javon Bullard. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick117 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at pick 117 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at Round 4, Pick 28 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick162 Rnd5 Javon Baker
They reached a country mile for Javon Baker at No. 162, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A premium they did not need to pay, Jordan Jefferson a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
No drama and no debate, Andrew Raym went about where he belonged in pick No. 193. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick197 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
They took Braiden McGregor at par in No. 197, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick202 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in Round 6, Pick 27 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick206 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at pick 206 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick249 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in slot 249 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.