greekghost'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • greekghost DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (BUF)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LAR)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (ARI)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ATL)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (ARI)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAR)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ARI)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Leki Fotu
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kaiir Elam
CB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
The Bills lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Bills spent slot 162 on Drake Nugent, a name most had 48 spots down the list.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

The Wilson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brian Thomas Jr.. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick35 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
No edge and no loss on Darius Robinson in slot 35; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick60 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
They took Bralen Trice at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick72 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A quiet steal in pick 72: Payton Wilson for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick99 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A conviction pick on Leonard Taylor III at No. 99 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the 128th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
A tidy little value on Jarrian Jones in slot 143, a step better than break-even. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in the 154th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick155 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at pick 155 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick160 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
No drama and no debate, Tykee Smith went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 24. The roster fit checks out.
Pick162 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at pick No. 162 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.