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Buffalo · rank #7 of 32

B
DraftLedger grade
At a 40% bust line
Rounds 1–3 · 2000–2025 drafts. Change settings
81
Picks graded
22%
Hit rate
26%
Bust rate
93%
Value vs slot (100% = par)
By draft class
Grade for each year
F
A
C
B
D
F
D
B
F
B
D
C
C
C
C
A
D
B
B
A
B
B
C
B
C
F
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Each bar compares this class with the other 31 teams’ classes that same year.

The ledger
Every pick, scored against its slot
Year
Player
Pick
Pos
Value vs slot
Status
Grade
2025
Maxwell Hairston
Round 1 · Kentucky
#30
CB
20%
BUST
D
2025
T.J. Sanders
Round 2 · South Carolina
#41
DT
21%
BUST
D
2025
Landon Jackson
Round 3 · Arkansas
#72
DE
15%
BUST
F
2024
Keon Coleman
Round 2 · Florida St.
#33
WR
52%
FAIR
C
2024
Cole Bishop
Round 2 · Utah
#60
SAF
80%
FAIR
C
2024
DeWayne Carter
Round 3 · Duke
#95
DT
24%
BUST
D
2023
Dalton Kincaid
Round 1 · Utah
#25
TE
76%
FAIR
C
2023
O'Cyrus Torrence
Round 2 · Florida
#59
OL
127%
FAIR
B
2023
Dorian Williams
Round 3 · Tulane
#91
LB
138%
FAIR
B
2022
Kaiir Elam
Round 1 · Florida
#23
CB
17%
BUST
F
2022
James Cook
Round 2 · Georgia
#63
RB
147%
FAIR
B
2022
Terrel Bernard
Round 3 · Baylor
#89
LB
145%
FAIR
B
2021
Gregory Rousseau
Round 1 · Miami (FL)
#30
DL
92%
FAIR
C
2021
Boogie Basham
Round 2 · Wake Forest
#61
DL
20%
BUST
F
2021
Spencer Brown
Round 3 · Northern Iowa
#93
OL
155%
HIT
B
2020
A.J. Epenesa
Round 2 · Iowa
#54
DE
57%
FAIR
C
2020
Zack Moss
Round 3 · Utah
#86
RB
59%
FAIR
C
2019
Ed Oliver
Round 1 · Houston
#9
DT
65%
FAIR
C
2019
Cody Ford
Round 2 · Oklahoma
#38
T
47%
FAIR
C
2019
Devin Singletary
Round 3 · Florida Atlantic
#74
RB
156%
HIT
B
2019
Dawson Knox
Round 3 · Mississippi
#96
TE
250%
HIT
A
2018
Josh Allen
Round 1 · Wyoming
#7
QB
116%
FAIR
C
2018
Tremaine Edmunds
Round 1 · Virginia Tech
#16
ILB
128%
FAIR
B
2018
Harrison Phillips
Round 3 · Stanford
#96
DT
170%
HIT
B
2017
Tre'Davious White
Round 1 · LSU
#27
CB
130%
FAIR
B
2017
Zay Jones
Round 2 · East Carolina
#37
WR
78%
FAIR
C
2017
Dion Dawkins
Round 2 · Temple
#63
G
263%
HIT
A
2016
Shaq Lawson
Round 1 · Clemson
#19
DE
39%
BUST
D
2016
Reggie Ragland
Round 2 · Alabama
#41
ILB
73%
FAIR
C
2016
Adolphus Washington
Round 3 · Ohio St.
#80
DT
65%
FAIR
C
2015
Ronald Darby
Round 2 · Florida St.
#50
CB
176%
HIT
B
2015
John Miller
Round 3 · Louisville
#81
G
164%
HIT
B
2014
Sammy Watkins
Round 1 · Clemson
#4
WR
69%
FAIR
C
2014
Cyrus Kouandjio
Round 2 · Alabama
#44
T
11%
BUST
F
2014
Preston Brown
Round 3 · Louisville
#73
LB
156%
HIT
B
2013
EJ Manuel
Round 1 · Florida St.
#16
QB
18%
BUST
F
2013
Robert Woods
Round 2 · USC
#41
WR
210%
HIT
A
2013
Kiko Alonso
Round 2 · Oregon
#46
LB
92%
FAIR
C
2013
Marquise Goodwin
Round 3 · Texas
#78
WR
128%
FAIR
B
2012
Stephon Gilmore
Round 1 · South Carolina
#10
DB
190%
HIT
B
2012
Cordy Glenn
Round 2 · Georgia
#41
G
124%
FAIR
C
2012
T.J. Graham
Round 3 · North Carolina St.
#69
WR
39%
BUST
D
2011
Marcell Dareus
Round 1 · Alabama
#3
DT
98%
FAIR
C
2011
Aaron Williams
Round 2 · Texas
#34
DB
66%
FAIR
C
2011
Kelvin Sheppard
Round 3 · LSU
#68
LB
117%
FAIR
C
2010
C.J. Spiller
Round 1 · Clemson
#9
RB
51%
FAIR
C
2010
Torell Troup
Round 2 · Central Florida
#41
DT
8%
BUST
F
2010
Alex Carrington
Round 3 · Arkansas St.
#72
DE
47%
FAIR
C
2009
Aaron Maybin
Round 1 · Penn St.
#11
DE
10%
BUST
F
2009
Eric Wood
Round 1 · Louisville
#28
C
148%
FAIR
B
2009
Jairus Byrd
Round 2 · Oregon
#42
DB
175%
HIT
B
2009
Andy Levitre
Round 2 · Oregon St.
#51
G
205%
HIT
A
2008
Leodis McKelvin
Round 1 · Troy
#11
DB
59%
FAIR
C
2008
James Hardy
Round 2 · Indiana
#41
WR
6%
BUST
F
2008
Chris Ellis
Round 3 · Virginia Tech
#72
DE
7%
BUST
F
2007
Marshawn Lynch
Round 1 · California
#12
RB
139%
FAIR
B
2007
Paul Posluszny
Round 2 · Penn St.
#34
LB
158%
HIT
B
2007
Trent Edwards
Round 3 · Stanford
#92
QB
70%
FAIR
C
2006
Donte Whitner
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#8
DB
129%
FAIR
B
2006
John McCargo
Round 1 · North Carolina St.
#26
DT
13%
BUST
F
2006
Ashton Youboty
Round 3 · Ohio St.
#70
DB
22%
BUST
D
2005
Roscoe Parrish
Round 2 · Miami (FL)
#55
WR
38%
BUST
D
2005
Kevin Everett
Round 3 · Miami (FL)
#86
TE
10%
BUST
F
2004
Lee Evans
Round 1 · Wisconsin
#13
WR
89%
FAIR
C
2004
J.P. Losman
Round 1 · Tulane
#22
QB
24%
BUST
D
2004
Tim Anderson
Round 3 · Ohio St.
#74
DT
41%
FAIR
C
2003
Willis McGahee
Round 1 · Miami (FL)
#23
RB
137%
FAIR
B
2003
Chris Kelsay
Round 2 · Nebraska
#48
DE
179%
HIT
B
2003
Angelo Crowell
Round 3 · Virginia
#94
LB
110%
FAIR
C
2002
Mike Williams
Round 1 · Texas
#4
T
43%
FAIR
C
2002
Josh Reed
Round 2 · LSU
#36
WR
73%
FAIR
C
2002
Ryan Denney
Round 2 · BYU
#61
DE
81%
FAIR
C
2002
Coy Wire
Round 3 · Stanford
#97
DB
103%
FAIR
C
2001
Nate Clements
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#21
DB
174%
HIT
B
2001
Aaron Schobel
Round 2 · TCU
#46
DE
186%
HIT
B
2001
Travis Henry
Round 2 · Tennessee
#58
RB
115%
FAIR
C
2001
Ron Edwards
Round 3 · Texas A&M
#76
DT
199%
HIT
B
2001
Jonas Jennings
Round 3 · Georgia
#95
T
165%
HIT
B
2000
Erik Flowers
Round 1 · Arizona St.
#26
DE
17%
BUST
F
2000
Travares Tillman
Round 2 · Georgia Tech
#58
DB
48%
FAIR
C
2000
Corey Moore
Round 3 · Virginia Tech
#89
LB
6%
BUST
F
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Buffalo Bills draft history, graded

At DraftLedger's default 40% bust line, the Bills grade B for their first-three-round picks from 2000 through 2025, ranking #7 of 32 teams. Of 81 picks, 22% were hits (at least 150% of what the slot usually produces) and 26% were busts. Move the bust line on the page above to see the ranking change.

Best picks for the slot: Stephon Gilmore, Dion Dawkins, Robert Woods, Nate Clements. Biggest misses: Aaron Maybin, EJ Manuel, John McCargo, Mike Williams.

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