GrampaJim'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CLE)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Players Gained
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Siaki Ika
DT
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Isaiah McGuire
DE
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Cedric Tillman
WR
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Luke Wypler
C
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
The Bills let Smith fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somebody in pick 134 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bills sat still while Maason Smith, the No. 111 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They are betting Walker proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick60 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker at the 60th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Beau Brade in Round 4, Pick 28 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick134 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Maason Smith in No. 134, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.