Jimbo'S MOCK DRAFT

Bills Draft Mania

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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (BUF)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (BUF)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (BUF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (BUF)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Gerry Bohanon Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gerry Bohanon
QB BYU
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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AJ Epenesa
DE
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Matt Milano
LB
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Von Miller
LB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall C
ValueC NeedB+ TradesC- FutureD
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Bills: C.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Gerry Bohanon; the Bills did not wait, grabbing him 270 spots ahead at the Round 6 slot.

Landing Mullings that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

If Kenneth Grant and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 24 they get a load in the middle at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at pick No. 33 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick56 Rnd2 Deone Walker
A reach for Deone Walker in the 56th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Taking Jalon Walker in No. 62 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
They paid a round early for Jaylin Noel in the 94th overall pick, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick97 Rnd3 O'Donnell Fortune
They reached into another round for O'Donnell Fortune, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Good price on Tai Felton in slot 108, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
They robbed the room for Malachi Moore here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
They took Darius Alexander at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick153 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
The board fumbled Billy Bowman Jr. all the way to No. 153, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kalel Mullings
Kalel Mullings in pick 171 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray in the 175th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Gerry Bohanon
Gerry Bohanon in pick No. 179 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Jamon Dumas-Johnson at the 206th pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.