The Buffalo Bills didn’t hit any homers in the NFL Draft last April, but RB C.J. Spiller & LB Arthur Moats had decent showings as rookies in 2010.  Here is a look at each pick of the Bills last April and how they did as rookies:

C.J. Spiller:  23-year old RB C.J. Spiller was the 9th overall pick (1st round) of the NFL Draft out of Clemson.  This was a surprise pick because the Bills appeared well set at RB with Fred Jackson & Marshawn Lynch.  The Bills liked what they saw out of Spiller which allowed them to deal Lynch to the Seahawks.  Spiller played in 14 games for the Bills last season in which he carried the ball 74 times for 283 yards (3.8 ypc) and he also caught 24 passes for 157 yards (6.5 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Spiller also returned 12 punts for 175 yards (14.6 avg) and 44 kickoffs for 1,044 yards (23.7 avg) with 1 TD return last season.  Spiller touched the ball 154 times for 1,659 all-purpose yards (10.8 yards per touch) with 2 TDs as a rookie for the Bills last year.  That was good for an average of 118.5 total yards per game.  Spiller will likely eventually bump Fred Jackson from the starting lineup at RB in the near future.

Torell Troup:  The Bills used the 41st overall pick (2nd round) on DT Torell Troup out of Central Florida.  The 23-year old Troup played in 15 games for the Bills last season and he had 23 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 2 passes defensed.  The Bills expected a lot more out of Troup in 2010 but they will be patient with him and try to coach him up for 2011 and beyond.

Alex Carrington:  With the 72nd overall pick (3rd round) of the NFL Draft the Bills took DE Alex Carrington out of Arkansas State.  Carrington played in 9 games for the Bills last season and he had 8 tackles, 1 sack and 1 pass defensed.  The Bills have had bad luck in drafting DEs lately but they will give Carrington another season to show what he can do.

Marcus Easley:  The Bills used the 107th overall pick (4th round) on 23-year old WR Marcus Easley.  He spent his rookie season on I.R. but the Bills have high hopes for him and they need the help at WR so look for Easley to get a legit shot to earn P.T. in 2011.

Ed Wang:  The Bills used the 140th overall pick (5th round) on OT Ed Wang out of Virginia Tech.  The 23-year old Wang played in 6 games (0 starts) for the Bills last season.  The Bills desperately need help along the O-Line, so look for Wang to get another chance to show what he can do in 2011.

Arthur Moats:  The Bills picked 22-year old LB Arthur Moats in the 6th round (#178 overall pick) out of James Madison last April.  Moats played in all 16 games (4 starts) for the Bills last season and he had 33 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 pass defensed and 1 forced fumble.  The Bills think that Moats has the potential to be a starter as early as next season as he shows gimpses of being a playmaker.

Danny Batten:  The Bills used the 192nd overall pick (6th round) on 23-year old OLB Danny Batten out of South Dakota State.  Batten didn’t get on the field as a rookie but he’ll get another shot to make the Bills next season.

Levi Brown:  The Bills drafted 23-year old QB Levi Brown with the #209 overall pick (7th round) out of  Troy State.  Brown didn’t get onto the field until the last game of the season when he completed 2 of 3 (66.7%) passes for 24 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (51.4 QB Rating).  Brown looks like a pretty solid developmental project at QB but the Bills are likely going to take it slow with him.

Kyle Calloway:  The Bills used the #216 pick (7th round) on OG Kyle Calloway out of Iowa.  He was cut early on by the Bills which says a lot about him as they had and still have huge needs on the O-Line.

GRADE FOR 2010:  D

GRADE FOR THE FUTURE:  C+

The Buffalo Bills have released 32-year old NT/DT Marcus Stroud.  Stroud played in 15 games for the Bills last season and he had 49 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 3 sacks, 2 passes defensed and 1 forced fumble.  In Stroud’s three years with the Bills, he played in 46 games in which he had 150 tackles, 17 passes defensed, 7.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles.  The Bills are looking to rebuild on the defensive side of the field and they are looking to improve the run defense, so the release of Stroud comes as little surprise.

The Buffalo Bills have released 29-year old linebacker Pierre Woods.  Woods played in 4 games for the Bills last season and he had 4 tackles.  Woods has now played in 58 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has 112 tackles, 1 pass defensed, 1 forced fumble and 2 sacks.  The Bills need to rebuild on the defensive side of the football and Woods wasn’t in their plans.  The Bills won’t miss Woods at all in 2011.