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GCASSANO'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 22, 2025

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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB
Nelson should have been long gone. The Bills pounced, and earned a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bills watched Jack Nelson slide 34 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. No fireworks, but a solid B.

With quarterback and running back unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The cost of the Kiser reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant slipping to Round 2, Pick 1 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos at pick 56 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in the 62nd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
A want over a need in slot 109: Denzel Burke adds a cornerback while quarterback and running back keeps waiting.
Pick132 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
The board had Joshua Farmer higher than No. 132, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at pick No. 169 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tyler Baron
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyler Baron at the 170th overall pick is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick173 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
A reach on Vernon Broughton in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid a round early for Dont'e Thornton Jr. in Round 6, Pick 1, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick179 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West at the 179th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
No drama and no debate, Luke Lachey went about where he belonged in the 206th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
They robbed the room for Jack Nelson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.