LaCauv'S MOCK DRAFT

LaCauv'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2026

4some Draft

  • LaCauv DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (BUF)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (BUF)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (BUF)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (BUF)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BUF)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (BUF)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Aidan Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Aidan Hubbard
DE-EDGE Northwestern
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bills: B.

The Bills clearly saw something nobody else did in Aidan Hubbard, taking him 141 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The Bernard value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
A tidy little value on Anthony Hill Jr. in the 43rd pick, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Keionte Scott in the Round 3 slot. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick87 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew in pick 87 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard in pick No. 91 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They paid sticker price for Darrell Jackson Jr. in the 95th overall pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Nadame Tucker
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nadame Tucker well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Value with a capital V on Charles Demmings in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Caleb Douglas
Caleb Douglas at Round 5, Pick 28 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick182 Rnd6 Logan Fano
They left a pile of value on the table to take Logan Fano this early at pick No. 182. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick220 Rnd7 Aidan Hubbard
Aidan Hubbard at pick 220 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.