sharkattack1908'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • sharkattack1908 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (BUF)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (BUF)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NYG)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Bills looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Richard Jibunor at pick No. 204 regardless, 68 picks early. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In slot 28 they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick70 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
They talked themselves into Cole Bishop at pick 70, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick107 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Maason Smith. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
A reach on Jarrian Jones in the 128th pick; the board had better options right there. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick134 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in Round 4, Pick 34 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
They liked Jalyx Hunt enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 141. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A straight-up fair deal on Luke McCaffrey at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick160 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
They reached into another round for Tanor Bortolini, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 M.J. Devonshire
Value said wait; M.J. Devonshire in pick No. 163 says they were not listening. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Logan Lee
Logan Lee at the 189th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 Tyrice Knight
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tyrice Knight well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Richard Jibunor
Richard Jibunor at No. 204 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick248 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
They took Kimani Vidal at par in slot 248, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.