js32000 'S MOCK DRAFT

1-11-25

  • js32000 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills let Majors fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jake Majors at pick No. 169 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Nash pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 29 they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Circle this one: Jihaad Campbell at the 61st pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
A tidy bit of business in Round 4, Pick 7, where Elic Ayomanor graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They let Cam Skattebo come to them and pounced at pick No. 130. The roster fit checks out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in No. 169, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to the 172nd overall pick, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick176 Rnd6 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish at pick 176 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick204 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier in slot 204 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick207 Rnd6 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in Round 6, Pick 32 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.