Balzanya'S MOCK DRAFT
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April 5

  • Balzanya DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

The Kitan Crawford pick is the one that will follow the Bills into the fall. They took him 70 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Watts falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the 30th pick they get a two-high chess piece, outstanding value to boot.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
No edge and no loss on Jayden Higgins in the 56th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
The board fumbled Xavier Watts all the way to No. 62, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
They paid a round early for Jacob Parrish in pick No. 109, more than the board wanted. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick132 Rnd4 CJ West
They talked themselves into CJ West at pick 132, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd5 RJ Harvey
A tidy little value on RJ Harvey in the Round 5 slot, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at pick 170 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Tyler Batty
Tyler Batty in slot 173 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Kitan Crawford
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kitan Crawford this early at the 177th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick206 Rnd6 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.