js32000 'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • js32000 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
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
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BUF)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bills and Majors: B.

Somebody in the 169th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bills sat still while Jake Majors, the No. 93 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

Reaching for Prather left real value on the table behind him. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Linebacker is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in the 60th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick61 Rnd2 Andrew Mukuba
They paid up for Andrew Mukuba at Round 2, Pick 29 when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Good price on Tory Horton in No. 108, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cam Skattebo at slot 130 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Steal is underselling it; Jake Majors at pick 169 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick172 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
No drama and no debate, Joshua Gray went about where he belonged in pick No. 172. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick176 Rnd6 Ja'Corey Brooks
Value said wait; Ja'Corey Brooks in the 176th overall pick says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jaylin Smith
They talked themselves into Jaylin Smith at pick No. 204, and the board did not agree. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick207 Rnd6 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather at Round 6, Pick 32 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.