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physical'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

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Draft Selections
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills let Wheatley fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Call it larceny. Zakee Wheatley sat on the board until No. 91, and the Bills did not need to be asked twice. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

If Hall pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Chris Bell
In pick No. 26 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Josiah Trotter
Josiah Trotter in No. 60 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick91 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126 Rnd4 Eric Rivers
Eric Rivers at pick 126 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick166 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in slot 166 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick220 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
They took Riley Mahlman at par in Round 7, Pick 4, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
They liked Jordan Hall enough to skip the value, taking him in the 228th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.