DawsonKnox'S MOCK DRAFT

DawsonKnox'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 14, 2025

Bills Draft

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Draft Selections
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BUF)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (BUF)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (BUF)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Bills: C+.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Malik Muhammad; the Bills did not wait, grabbing him 33 spots ahead at pick No. 28. The final tally is a middling C+.

Moore falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They left with linebacker solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Malik Muhammad
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Malik Muhammad well ahead of where he belonged. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at slot 60 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick92 Rnd3 Rod Moore
They robbed the room for Rod Moore here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Boubacar Traore
Boubacar Traore in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez slid further than he should have, and No. 169 is lovely value for the linebacker. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick218 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
By-the-book stuff, Bryce Foster at the 218th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick229 Rnd7 Tristan Leigh
They went early on Tristan Leigh in slot 229, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.