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2024 Bills Mock Draft - Post Week 18

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Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (BUF)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Khordae Sydnor Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BUF)
Khordae Sydnor
LB-EDGE Purdue
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills cashed the board's mistake on Jones: B-.

When a board-topper like Christian Jones slides to the Round 6 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Bills did not. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with linebacker solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In No. 29 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Fair-plus on Kingsley Suamataia, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick99 Rnd3 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at slot 99 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson is a better player than pick 129 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick156 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
No edge and no loss on Keith Randolph Jr. in Round 5, Pick 20; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick166 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
The board had Moose Muhammad III higher than the 166th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Darius Muasau
Nothing to complain about; Darius Muasau went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick207 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jawhar Jordan
They did well to land Jawhar Jordan in the 208th pick, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick250 Rnd7 Khordae Sydnor
Khordae Sydnor in Round 7, Pick 30 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.