paulbill3'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • paulbill3 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Bills did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Bills treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 97 on JJ Pegues a full 85 spots early. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Winston Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. The Porter pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at linebacker, edge rusher and other spots.

Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Trey Amos
A reasonable price with a little left over, Trey Amos in pick No. 56. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick62 Rnd2 Darien Porter
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Darien Porter at cornerback with linebacker, edge rusher and other spots open.
Pick97 Rnd3 JJ Pegues
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for JJ Pegues. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick132 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Kevin Winston Jr. at slot 132 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick170 Rnd5 Nick Nash
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 170 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
Good price on Chase Lundt in Round 5, Pick 35, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick206 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
They did well to land Luke Lachey in the 206th pick, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.