Mikeleelop'S MOCK DRAFT
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Mikeleelop'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 24, 2025

Apr 24 draft 1

  • Mikeleelop DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
Alex Mastromanno Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Alex Mastromanno
P Florida State
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Shaun Dolac at Round 5, Pick 35 is 165 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

They banked enough surplus on Bowman Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Job largely done: linebacker settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at No. 30 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick56 Rnd2 Darien Porter
They reached into another round for Darien Porter, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in the 62nd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
A wild overpay on Oluwafemi Oladejo in slot 109, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick132 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick169 Rnd5 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith at the 169th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at Round 5, Pick 32 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173 Rnd5 Shaun Dolac
Value said wait; Shaun Dolac in the 173rd pick says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd6 Alex Mastromanno
This one needs a full-page explanation: Alex Mastromanno in the Round 6 slot, miles early. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jarquez Hunter
The board had Jarquez Hunter higher than the 206th overall pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.