RJR_1775'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • RJR_1775 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ryan Bates
OG
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Bills. For now, C+.

The Bills looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Tanor Bortolini at the 159th overall pick regardless, 58 picks early. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

However the rest shakes out, Wilson at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

If Brian Thomas Jr. and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Value with a capital V on Payton Wilson in the 60th pick, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick99 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop at pick 99 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick129 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
A reach on Roger Rosengarten in the 129th overall pick; the board had better options right there. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A premium they did not need to pay, Mason McCormick a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jordan Jefferson this early at Round 5, Pick 26. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick198 Rnd6 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones in slot 198 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick202 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
They jumped the gun on Michael Barrett, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Frank Gore Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick246 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman in pick No. 246 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.