10. CB Stephon Gilmore B-

This is a little high for Gilmore. I had him 20^th on my board. He’s certainly a phenomenal athlete, but he had some inconsistent play at times and he gambles a little too much on routes. Cornerback was definitely a need for the Bills with Drayton Florence and Terence McGee getting up there in age and Leodis McKelvin being on the roster bubble in his contract year, but there were better players available who would have also filled need (Riley Reiff, Michael Floyd, Kendall Wright, Jonathan Martin, and Zach Brown just to name a few from my board).

41. OT Cordy Glenn A-

I had Glenn 24^th on my board so he certainly is a great value here, but I had him 24^th on my board because of his versatility. The Bills don’t really need anything other than a left tackle up front and if I were grading Glenn just on his ability to stay at left tackle, he’d probably be rated much lower. I don’t see him at that position long term, but it’s not like any of the remaining available tackles had much of a better shot. It’s too bad Jonathan Martin went the pick before. Maybe Glenn can be coached up into a solid left tackle.

69. WR TJ Graham C

I liked TJ Graham as a return man with upside as a kick returner…in the 5^th or maybe late 4^th round…for a team that actually needed a kick returner. The Bills don’t and they don’t even plan on using him as a kick returner. Buddy Nix said he views Graham as an outside receiver, which is drastically different than the return man/developmental slot receiver he is. This looks like a misevaluation of talent. There were better receivers out there, ones more suited to play outside. They did address a position of need however.

105. OLB Nigel Bradham A

They needed outside linebacker depth at the very least. In fact, if Kuechly hadn’t gone one pick earlier to Carolina, he might have been a Bill. Bradham is a good value in the 4^th round.

124. CB Ron Brooks D

Did the Bills really need another cornerback? How many are they planning on carrying? Even if McKelvin is cut, Brooks is going to have a hard time making the roster and if he does it’ll be as a 5^th cornerback, at least right away. Maybe they’ll cut one of the veterans, but that could result in a cap penalty since they resigned both just last offseason. That would be fine if this were the 7^th round, but it’s the 4^th. Speaking of the 7^th round, that’s the grade I had on Brooks, though he didn’t have a ton of LSU tape for me to watch since he was a career backup.

144. OT Zebrie Sanders A

Another tackle? Well depth couldn’t hurt and Sanders is a solid value. By the way, Buddy Nix is true to his words. He said wide receiver, cornerback, left tackle, and outside linebacker were primary needs of his team and that he would probably pick in two tackles. 5/5 there.

147. MLB Tank Carder A

The Bills could use another depth linebacker and Carder is a strong value who could have an immediate impact on special teams.

178. C Mark Asper C

I didn’t have Asper in my top 250 so this is a little early for him and guard/center wasn’t really a need of theirs. Besides, Asper will be making a position change and I don’t see him as a natural fit at center.

251. K John Potter C

Normally I don’t hate on 7^th round picks, but not only was Potter not ranked in my top 250, the Bills drafted him as a kickoff specialist. I hate when teams carry more than one kicker like this.

This was overall not a great draft for the Bills. They reached for need in the first round and they took a player in the 2^nd who isn’t a natural fit for the only position he can possibly play for them, though I didn’t hate that one. They grossly misevaluated the receiver they drafted in the 3^rd round, which was a reach and their 4^th round cornerback didn’t fill a need or provide good value. They had some solid picks after round 3 (Carder, Bradham, Sanders), but they also got Cs on their last 2 picks for different reasons. I didn’t completely hate their draft, but it gets a C+

Grade: C+