T'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (SEA)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (SEA)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (TB)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (SEA)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (TB)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (TB)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (TB)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 2 slot lands the Bills a B, Starks and all.

The Bills did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Malaki Starks fell into slot 56. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The West pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at slot 30 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick56 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Steal is underselling it; Malaki Starks at the 56th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick62 Rnd2 Trey Amos
A quiet steal in No. 62: Trey Amos for less than the market said. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch in the 84th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
No drama and no debate, Jordan Phillips went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 7. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick175 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley in pick 175 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick177 Rnd6 CJ West
A conviction pick on CJ West at the Round 6 slot that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jason Marshall Jr.
Circle this one: Jason Marshall Jr. at pick No. 223 is a fall that decides a draft. Stacking talent where they were already deep.