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Jorge'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 22, 2025

2025

  • Jorge DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills let Emmanwori fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The Bills did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Nick Emmanwori fell into pick No. 56. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Gadsden II pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the 56th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick62 Rnd2 Darien Porter
A reach for Darien Porter in No. 62; a little patience would have been rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick109 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer at pick 109 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick132 Rnd4 Kobe King
Good price on Kobe King in slot 132, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Ben Sauls
By-the-book stuff, Ben Sauls at pick No. 169 squarely in line with his ranking. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick170 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They jumped the gun on Dont'e Thornton Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick173 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
They reached into another round for Oronde Gadsden II, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick177 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
No drama and no debate, DJ Giddens went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Value with a capital V on Jaylen Reed in the 206th overall pick, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.