ljelliott70'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • ljelliott70 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Bills' one glaring miss is edge rusher, a need they left exactly as they found it.

The Eichenberg value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Williams has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In No. 28 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A tidy little value on Xavier Worthy in slot 60, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Blake Fisher worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in Round 4, Pick 34 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick144 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
No edge and no loss on Nehemiah Pritchett in the 144th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick160 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tommy Eichenberg in the 160th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at pick 163 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick189 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
Value with a capital V on Ro Torrence in pick No. 189, a genuine coup. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick200 Rnd6 Evan Williams
They liked Evan Williams enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 200. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick204 Rnd6 Logan Lee
By-the-book stuff, Logan Lee at the 204th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
Jalen Coker at slot 248 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.