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2017 NFL Re-Draft: Two Buffalo Bills move up in first round

The Bills made some good picks in 2017.

By Matt Warren
Matt Warren is Associate Director of NFL coverage for SB Nation and previously covered the Bills for Buffalo Rumblings for more than a decade.

The Buffalo Bills did a nice job in the 2017 NFL Draft of adding talent, despite it being head coach Sean McDermott’s first time in the big chair and general manager Doug Whaley being on his way out. The point was hit home this week, as the SB Nation NFL bloggers re-picked the first two rounds of the draft. Three Bills players went in the first two rounds—just like the actual draft—but two of them moved up in the first round.

Instead of being selected at pick 27, Tre’Davious White parlayed his first-team All-Pro selection into the number 7 overall pick. Not only would Buffalo not be able to add a first-round pick plus Tre, they would have had to trade up three spots in order to take him.

Later in the first round, Dion Dawkins was picked by the Atlanta Falcons at pick 31. He moves up an entire round as the Bills were able to snag him with the 63rd pick in 2017. It is a great recognition of what he’s been able to do in the NFL that he’s the third offensive tackle off the board following Ryan Ramczyk (9 overall) and Taylor Moton (23).

Here is the complete first round:

  1. Cleveland Browns QB Patrick Mahomes
  2. San Francisco 49ers QB Deshaun Watson
  3. Chicago Bears TE George Kittle
  4. Jacksonville Jaguars RB Christian McCaffrey
  5. Tennessee Titans DE Myles Garrett
  6. New York Jets S Jamal Adams
  7. San Diego Chargers CB Tre’Davious White
  8. Carolina Panthers CB Marshon Lattimore
  9. Cincinnati Bengals OT Ryan Ramczyk
  10. Buffalo Bills EDGE T.J. Watt
  11. New Orleans Saints CB Marlon Humphrey
  12. Cleveland Browns WR Chris Godwin
  13. Arizona Cardinals RB Alvin Kamara
  14. Philadelphia Eagles FS Eddie Jackson
  15. Indianapolis Colts WR Kenny Golladay
  16. Baltimore Ravens WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
  17. Washington DT Jonathan Allen
  18. Tennessee Titans CB Adoree Jackson
  19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Dalvin Cook
  20. Denver Broncos S Budda Baker
  21. Detroit Lions WR Cooper Kupp
  22. Miami Dolphins S Malik Hooker
  23. New York Giants OT Taylor Moton
  24. Oakland Raiders WR Mike Williams
  25. Houston Texans CB Desmond King
  26. Seattle Seahawks DT D.J. Jones
  27. Kansas City Chiefs CB Shaquill Griffin
  28. Dallas Cowboys S Marcus Williams
  29. Green Bay Packers RB Aaron Jones
  30. Pittsburgh Steelers TE O.J. Howard
  31. Atlanta Falcons OT Dion Dawkins
  32. New Orleans Saints TE Evan Engram

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