Joe1909'S MOCK DRAFT
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Joe1909'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 2, 2026

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (BUF)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (BUF)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (BUF)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (BUF)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Bills bet big and early on Zachariah Branch, 24 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 23 they get a green-dot type in the middle, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick54 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A clean, defensible pick in slot 54 with a little surplus value in Dillon Thieneman. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick88 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
They reached a country mile for Zachariah Branch at the Round 3 slot, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick123 Rnd4 DJ McKinney
No drama and no debate, DJ McKinney went about where he belonged in pick 123. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol in the 161st overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick221 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They did well to land Trey Zuhn III in the 221st pick, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 Barion Brown
They took Barion Brown at par in pick 230, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.