GassyJalapeno'S MOCK DRAFT

GassyJalapeno'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 19, 2025

2026 BILLS

  • GassyJalapeno DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (BUF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (BUF)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (BUF)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BUF)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (BUF)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (BUF)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (BUF)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (BUF)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (BUF)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIN)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bills: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Bills shredded theirs for Dominic Zvada. He came off 59 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

Orange falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They left with linebacker solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in No. 43 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Fair-plus on Dillon Thieneman, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick88 Rnd3 Nyck Harbor
Nyck Harbor at Round 3, Pick 24 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick97 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange at pick 97 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick123 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford in pick No. 123 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick161 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
A reach for Davison Igbinosun in Round 5, Pick 21; a little patience would have been rewarded. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
They paid sticker price for Jacob Rodriguez in the 164th overall pick, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick221 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nolan Rucci this early at pick 221. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
Dominic Zvada at slot 230 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.