Lordblas'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Draft Picks Received
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ARI)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (ARI)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Andrew Coker Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (ARI)
Andrew Coker
OL TCU
Khalid Duke Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ARI)
Khalid Duke
DE-EDGE Kansas State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bills: B-.

The Bills went off the board in a big way for Caedan Wallace, 52 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Their trades came out a wash either way.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In pick 28 they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at the Round 2 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
Value said wait; Jalyx Hunt in the 128th pick says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick134 Rnd4 Dillon Johnson
A real head-scratcher, Dillon Johnson in No. 134 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick138 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in Round 5, Pick 2 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They took Luke McCaffrey at par in the 144th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick160 Rnd5 Caedan Wallace
They talked themselves into Caedan Wallace at slot 160, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jordan Jefferson well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.