sharkattack1908'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • sharkattack1908 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bills: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Bills spent slot 246 on Richard Jibunor, a name the board had a full 71 spots lower. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots went begging.

The Laumea pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
They paid sticker price for Adonai Mitchell in Round 1, Pick 28, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A reasonable price with a little left over, Xavier Worthy in the Round 2 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick99 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 99th pick on Maason Smith with interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots unsolved.
Pick129 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
A tidy bit of business in the 129th overall pick, where Sataoa Laumea graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They did well to land Kitan Oladapo in No. 159, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick162 Rnd5 M.J. Devonshire
This one needs a full-page explanation: M.J. Devonshire in slot 162, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick198 Rnd6 Tyrice Knight
They reached a country mile for Tyrice Knight at pick No. 198, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick202 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at the 202nd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Frank Gore Jr. in the 206th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick246 Rnd7 Richard Jibunor
Richard Jibunor in No. 246 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.