The Buffalo Bills were one of the best teams in the NFL but they had one of the worst rookie classes in the league, according to NFL.com.

Buffalo’s 2024 draft class received a D+ grade and was ranked No. 30 out of 32 NFL teams.

The Bills traded down twice to move out of the first round and selected wide receiver Keon Coleman with the first pick of the second round, No. 33 overall.

Coleman “struggled to find a connection” with Josh Allen and the remainder of the class was labeled “unremarkable” by NFL.com.

Ten rookies made Buffalo’s 53-man roster and combined to play 125 games.

Here is the full NFL.com draft analysis of the Bills:

“The biggest pre-draft question about Keon Coleman was whether he could separate at the NFL level, with his 4.61 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine only furthering concerns. His supporters countered that separation knock by touting his contested-catch ability, but he struggled in both areas as a rookie. His inability to separate was clear to the naked eye but also underscored by a number of Next Gen Stats metrics. Meanwhile, Pro Football Focus charted that Coleman received 19 contested targets and caught just seven, giving him a subpar conversion rate of 36.8 percent. Frankly, following a November wrist injury that sidelined him for a month, Coleman struggled to find a connection with Josh Allen on any sort of pass, catching just 10 of his 29 targets over the final seven games (playoffs included). The rest of the class was pretty unremarkable, though Ray Davis provided some juice in the backfield and Cole Bishop played decent in spot duty at safety, racking up a team-high 10 tackles in the AFC Championship Game.”

Coleman finished with 29 receptions for 556 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games. He missed four games with a wrist injury. A hefty portion, 22.5%, of Coleman’s yearly yardage total came in a 125-yard performance against the Tennessee Titans in Week 7.

Coleman totaled three receptions on eight targets for 22 yards total in the Bills’ three playoff games.

“I would say probably was a little disappointed in the return from the injury,” Bills general manager Brandon Beane said in his end-of-season press conference. “I did not see the same player down the stretch from a physicality (standpoint), some of the things that he needs to use his size.”

“Let’s give him a little grace here. His career will not be defined by one season, and he did some good things. He’s going to have to work very hard this offseason, Him and Josh continue to work on that rapport together. But I’m optimistic that he’ll do those things and that we’ll see him continue to improve going into Year 2.”

Buffalo had an entire night to mull over which wide receiver it wanted to open the second round. Buffalo picked Coleman at No. 33 and the Los Angeles Chargers selected wide receiver Ladd McConkey at No. 34. McConkey had 82 receptions for 1,149 yards and seven touchdowns.

Second-round safety Cole Bishop was tied for 10th on the team with 40 tackles, fourth-round running back Ray Davis had 631 scrimmage yards and six touchdowns and fifth-round defensive end Javon Solomon ranked 38th out of 111 edge rushers by Pro Football Focus.

None of the AFC East teams finished in the top half of the league in the draft class rankings. New England was graded a C for No. 18 overall, Miami was given a C at No. 22 and the New York Jets were graded a C for No. 24.

The only teams worse than Buffalo were the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns. Minnesota lost first-round pick J.J. McCarthy to a season-ending meniscus injury in the preseason and fourth-round pick Khyree Jackson to a tragic car crash death. Cleveland only had two picks in the first four rounds and its top selection, defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr., missed more than half the season with a suspension stemming from a domestic violence charge, and a knee injury.

Buffalo has the No. 30 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Bills also have two second-round selections for three picks in the top 62.

Buffalo Bills 2024 rookie class stats

• Keon Coleman, WR, Round 2, No. 33 overall: 13 games; 12 starts; 29 receptions; 556 receiving yards; 4 touchdowns; 1 rushing attempt; 9 rushing yards
• Cole Bishop, S, Round 2, No. 60 overall: 16 games; 4 starts; 40 tackles; 1 forced fumble; 2 passes defended; 1 tackle for loss
• DeWayne Carter, DT, Round 3, No. 95 overall: 11 games; 3 starts; 14 tackles; 1 forced fumble; 5 tackles for loss
• Ray Davis, RB, Round 4, No. 128 overall: 17 games; 0 starts; 113 rushing attempts; 442 rushing yards; 3 rushing touchdowns; 17 receptions; 189 receiving yards; 3 receiving touchdowns; 7 kickoff returns; 147 kickoff return yards; 21.0 kickoff return avg.
• Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, C/G, No. 141 overall: 16 games; 1 start; 120 offensive snaps; 74 special teams snaps
• Edefuan Ulofoshio, LB, Round 5, No. 160 overall: 4 games; 1 start; 6 tackles; 1 pass defended; 1 tackle for loss
• Javon Solomon, DE, Round 5, No. 168 overall: 14 games; 0 starts; 13 tackles; 2 sacks; 1 forced fumble; 1 fumble recovery; 3 tackles for loss
• Tylan Grable, OT, Round 6, No. 204 overall: 4 games; 1 start; 74 offensive snaps; 22 special teams snaps
• Daequan Hardy, CB, Round 6, No. 219 overall: Spent season on practice squad
• Travis Clayton, OT, Round 7, No. 221 overall: Injured reserve
• Joe Andreessen, LB, undrafted free agent: 13 games; 1 start; 26 tackles; 1 tackle for loss
• Brandon Codrington, CB/RET, acquired in trade: 17 games; 0 starts; 9 tackles; 1 pass defended; 1 fumble recovery; 11 kickoff returns; 306 kickoff return yards; 27.8 kickoff return avg.; 27 punt returns; 313 punt return yards; 11.6 punt return avg.