Balzanya'S MOCK DRAFT
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1/16/24

  • Balzanya DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (BUF)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BUF)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
Draft Picks Received
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Players Gained
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Justin Simmons
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Kevin Zeitler
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureA
The Bills robbed the room for Hart. Final grade: A-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Cam Hart, the No. 124 name on the board, stolen at the 149th pick. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. If Davis pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

The Bills clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick61 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
No drama and no debate, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. went about where he belonged in pick 61. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at slot 99 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ray Davis
The board had cheaper options than Ray Davis at the 115th overall pick, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick129 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at the 129th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cam Hart
You do not let a cornerback like Cam Hart reach Round 5, Pick 13 and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Circle this one: Jordan Travis at No. 162 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at pick No. 166 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick196 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
Fair-plus on De'Corian Clark, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick198 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joshua Gray. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
By-the-book stuff, Curtis Jacobs at No. 202 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick207 Rnd6 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at slot 207 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick250 Rnd7 Dorian Singer
They paid up for Dorian Singer at pick 250 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.