BLESSEDBYGOD22'S MOCK DRAFT

BLESSEDBYGOD22

  • BLESSEDBYGOD22 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bills.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bills reached some 30 spots for Ben Sauls, and value like that does not grow back. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

With safety, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on specialist is the choice that costs them. The Tuten pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Nothing to complain about; Marcus Mbow went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick62 Rnd2 Dylan Sampson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dylan Sampson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
They reached into another round for Rylie Mills, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Ben Sauls
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went specialist with Ben Sauls while clear needs at safety, edge rusher and other spots sat open.
Pick169 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bhayshul Tuten at slot 169 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
A quiet steal in slot 170: Damien Martinez for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Connor Colby
They jumped the gun on Connor Colby, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jake Briningstool
They read the board right and Jake Briningstool was the payoff at the 177th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick206 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
The board had Antwane Wells Jr. higher than No. 206, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.