JrBaran'S MOCK DRAFT
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3/10/24

  • JrBaran DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BUF)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (BUF)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BUF)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nephi Sewell
LB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB
The Bills robbed the room for Jones. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Jarrian Jones slides to the 188th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Bills did not. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The Oladapo pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Job largely done: linebacker settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 28th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A cornerback of that caliber at the 60th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick127 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in No. 127 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick143 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in Round 5, Pick 7 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen in pick No. 159 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick162 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at slot 162 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at pick 188 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick199 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joe Milton III. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Justin Rogers
By-the-book stuff, Justin Rogers at pick No. 203 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.