Jimbo888'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Jimbo888 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills robbed the room for Rouse. Final grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Walter Rouse at pick No. 200 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Every board in the league had Oladapo lower, and that gap is the story.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 28 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A tidy bit of business in No. 60, where Edgerrin Cooper graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick128 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick134 Rnd4 Kitan Oladapo
They reached into another round for Kitan Oladapo, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt in the 144th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick160 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A clean, defensible pick in the 160th overall pick with a little surplus value in Dylan Laube. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at Round 5, Pick 27 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick189 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at slot 189 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick200 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Rouse in slot 200, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick204 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
A straight-up fair deal on Drake Nugent at Round 6, Pick 29, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio slid further than he should have, and No. 248 is lovely value for the linebacker. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.