RJR_1775'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Charles Turner III Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Charles Turner III
C LSU
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Nobody else had Carson Steele anywhere near the Round 6 slot. The Bills did, by 126 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

However the rest shakes out, Polk at that price is a win they earned. The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 7 of 9 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick No. 28 they get a problem off the edge, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They read the board right and T'Vondre Sweat was the payoff at the 60th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ja'Lynn Polk
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 28 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
No drama and no debate, Jaylin Simpson went about where he belonged in pick 134. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at No. 160 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Myles Cole
A big swing on Myles Cole at the 163rd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 Charles Turner III
A real head-scratcher, Charles Turner III in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Carson Steele
A wild overpay on Carson Steele in Round 6, Pick 25, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tyler Owens
Value said wait; Tyler Owens in slot 204 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick248 Rnd7 Devin Culp
They reached into another round for Devin Culp, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.