Klondike'S MOCK DRAFT
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Klondike'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 10, 2026

Different but good

  • Klondike DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Bills: C+.

The Bills bet big and early on Nick Barrett, 73 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

The Kilgore steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

Job largely done: linebacker settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

If Malachi Lawrence and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Malachi Lawrence
In slot 26 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick91 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
A straight-up fair deal on Ted Hurst at the 91st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at No. 126 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick165 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Nothing to complain about; Beau Stephens went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at pick No. 168 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick182 Rnd6 Nick Barrett
Nick Barrett at Round 6, Pick 1 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick220 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
Logan Taylor at No. 220 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.