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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 2, 2026

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Draft Selections
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BUF)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (BUF)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BUF)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (BUF)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAR)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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Players Gained
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Rome Odunze
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC-
The Bills turned the phones into found money: B.

Some picks age like wine; Patrick Payton at the 182nd overall pick will need to, sitting 66 spots clear of his grade.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They banked enough surplus on Branch to cover a lot of smaller sins.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick91 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at No. 91 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick92 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
They robbed the room for Zachariah Branch here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick93 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
A wild overpay on Harold Perkins Jr. in slot 93, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They liked Darrell Jackson Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick126 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at pick 126 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick130 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Value with a capital V on Davison Igbinosun in pick No. 130, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick165 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A conviction pick on Zane Durant at the 165th overall pick that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kage Casey
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Kage Casey graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at pick No. 182 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Nick Barrett
They talked themselves into Nick Barrett at No. 220, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.