Geewhiz'S MOCK DRAFT

2024 Buffalo Bills

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Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (BUF)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (BUF)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (BUF)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (BUF)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BUF)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAR)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Andy Isabella
WR
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Cam Lewis
CB
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Christian Kirksey
LB
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Damar Hamlin
S
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Damien Harris
RB
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Dawson Knox
TE
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Gabe Davis
WR
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Jordan Poyer
S
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Micah Hyde
S
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Mitch Morse
C
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Tre'Davious White
CB
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Trent Sherfield
WR
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Tyrel Dodson
LB
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Von Miller
EDGE
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureD-
A weekend the Bills spent ahead of the board, for worse: F.

The Bills spent real capital to be 52 picks early on Antwaun Powell-Ryland, and the board is going to hold them to it. The board sounded every alarm, and the F is the fallout.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

There is no soft landing here; this class has to massively overperform just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In pick 22 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick29 Rnd1 Leonard Taylor III
In the 29th overall pick they get a disruptive interior force. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No edge and no loss on Chris Braswell in No. 34; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie in the 61st pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in pick No. 69 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at slot 99 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
They paid sticker price for Jaden Hicks in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick156 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Good price on Joe Milton III in slot 156, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
This one needs a full-page explanation: Gabe Hall in pick No. 166, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick200 Rnd6 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They talked themselves into Antwaun Powell-Ryland at Round 6, Pick 25, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick207 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray is a better player than the 207th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick208 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
A reasonable price with a little left over, Roger Rosengarten in pick 208. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick250 Rnd7 Carson Steele
No drama and no debate, Carson Steele went about where he belonged in No. 250. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.