RJR_1775'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (BUF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (BUF)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (BUF)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NYG)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PIT)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PHI)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (PHI)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
The Bills worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bills started one anyway for Evan Anderson, 49 picks ahead of schedule.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers. Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A conviction pick on T'Vondre Sweat at the 35th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick39 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
They went early on Bralen Trice in Round 2, Pick 7, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick60 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A clean, defensible pick in slot 60 with a little surplus value in Payton Wilson. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick70 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in pick No. 90 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick99 Rnd3 James Williams
A swing that ignored the value entirely, James Williams well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at No. 108 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick120 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at Round 4, Pick 20 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick129 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in pick 129 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They took Kamal Hadden at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick206 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
A reach on Tanor Bortolini in pick No. 206; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick246 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
Evan Anderson at the 246th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.