Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

2026 draft 55

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Jaiden Ausberry Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jaiden Ausberry
LB Notre Dame
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (BUF)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall C-
ValueF NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills landed square in the muddy middle: C-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Jaiden Ausberry; the Bills did not wait, grabbing him 259 spots ahead at the 60th overall pick.

However the rest shakes out, Lemon at that price is a win they earned. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Job largely done: linebacker settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Patrick Payton
In pick No. 26 they get a double-digit-sack hope, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jaiden Ausberry
They reached into another round for Jaiden Ausberry, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick91 Rnd3 Makai Lemon
Somehow Makai Lemon was still sitting there in the 91st pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Caden Curry
They will replay Caden Curry at Round 4, Pick 26 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick167 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
The board had cheaper options than Pat Coogan at slot 167, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jamari Lyons
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jamari Lyons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
A reach on Jalen Catalon in pick 228; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.