bubba'S MOCK DRAFT

Bruise 4/9

  • bubba DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (BUF)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (BUF)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (SF)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Graham
LB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC- FutureA
Good, not great, for the Bills: B-.

The Bills put a flag in the ground for Sam Hartman, 59 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

The Hadden pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick60 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
No edge and no loss on Ricky Pearsall in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in the 94th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They took Isaac Guerendo at par in pick No. 124, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Roger Rosengarten. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at pick 134 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
By-the-book stuff, Luke McCaffrey at slot 144 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
A straight-up fair deal on Hunter Nourzad at pick No. 160, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
They jumped the gun on Braiden McGregor, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick189 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at pick 189 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Sam Hartman well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick204 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Kamal Hadden in the 204th pick, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
Jalen Sundell at Round 7, Pick 28 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.