Batumbo'S MOCK DRAFT

Bills

  • Batumbo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (BUF)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BUF)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (BUF)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (BUF)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (BUF)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (KC)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joel Bitonio
OG
Head Shot
Nick Chubb
RB
Head Shot
Myles Garrett
DE
Head Shot
Jerry Jeudy
WR
Head Shot
Brady Latham
OG
Head Shot
David Njoku
TE
Head Shot
Micah Parsons
LB
Head Shot
Kenny Pickett
QB
Head Shot
Denzel Ward
CB
Head Shot
Nate Wiggins
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Josh Allen
QB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Bills cashed the board's mistake on Hudson: D+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Ethan Downs at Round 7, Pick 38, a reach of 31 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Getting Hudson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In No. 30 they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at pick No. 56 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick132 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer in pick 132 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick133 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
They robbed the room for Xavier Restrepo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Tommi Hill for less than the market said. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick173 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
No drama and no debate, Ajani Cornelius went about where he belonged in pick 173. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
They paid up for Vernon Broughton at Round 5, Pick 36 when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick184 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
A reasonable price with a little left over, Quincy Riley in the 184th overall pick. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick206 Rnd6 Karene Reid
They took Karene Reid at par in pick No. 206, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick226 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw in the 226th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick248 Rnd7 Kobe Hudson
Kobe Hudson in slot 248 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
Ethan Downs in No. 254 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.