Zay Jones,Johnathan Ford

North wide receiver Zay Jones (7) of East Carolina catches a pass against South safety Johnathan Ford of Auburn during the second half of the Senior Bowl college football game, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, in Mobile, Ala. The South won 16-15. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Orchard Park, N.Y. -- As soon as the Buffalo Bills hired East Carolina wide receiver Phil McGeoghan to be their wide receivers coach, the connection to East Carolina wide receiver Zay Jones was established.

On Friday night, the Bills traded up in the second round to select Jones with the No. 37 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. To move up, the Bills gave up a third-round pick but got a fifth-round pick back in the deal.

Grade: A

Jones fills a huge need for the Bills, who have Sammy Watkins and not much else at wide receiver. Jones will immediately compete with Philly Brown and Andre Holmes to be the No. 2 receiver in Buffalo, and it's not hard to envision him winning the job.

How's this for a stat: Jones dropped just six of the 164 catchable passes thrown his way in 2016, according to Pro Football Focus. He had 399 career catches during his four-year career at ECU and ran a 4.45 40-yard dash at the combine. Sean McDermott said Jones will have to come in and compete just like everybody else, but it's clear Jones gives the Bills something they don't have on offense. At 6-feet-2-inches tall and 200 pounds, some have compared his game to Anquan Boldin.

To make the fit even better for the Bills, Jones is an outstanding player to have in the locker room. One scout said of Jones, "Awesome pick. Great dude in the building. They'll be pleased with him. We loved him."

Rarely does a team get two players who fit perfectly in the first two rounds, but McDermott managed to draft LSU cornerback Tre'Davious White and Jones to fill two big needs. Both players fit McDermott's culture perfectly. Yes, the Bills gave up a bit to get him, but that's the flexibility they gave themselves by trading back in the first round.

So far, so good for McDermott.