austinrwilliams2005'S MOCK DRAFT
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austinrwilliams2005'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 20, 2026

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  • austinrwilliams2005 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (BUF)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Albert Regis Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Albert Regis
DL Texas A&M
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Draft Picks Traded
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CAR)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dawson Knox
TE
Head Shot
Keon Coleman
WR
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Bills got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

Somebody took the Bills to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

The cost of the Bowry reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Hill Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
They barely believed it either: Anthony Hill Jr. still on the board at the 60th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jude Bowry
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jude Bowry in the 91st overall pick, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at pick No. 126 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Albert Regis
Albert Regis at pick 166 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at slot 220 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick228 Rnd7 Desmond Reid
They reached into another round for Desmond Reid, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.