BBrady'S MOCK DRAFT

BuffBills

  • BBrady DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bills a B.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick 131, a good 43 spots before the room expected him. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

On value alone, Dotson makes the weekend a net positive. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the back end, and a steal at that.
Pick56 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos at the 56th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick62 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Fair-plus on Alfred Collins, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams is a better player than No. 108 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick131 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 131st pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Steal is underselling it; Mello Dotson at pick No. 171 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick175 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
They will replay Bhayshul Tuten at pick No. 175 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ajani Cornelius at the 179th overall pick is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick206 Rnd6 Woody Marks
Circle this one: Woody Marks at the 206th pick is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser slid further than he should have, and No. 208 is lovely value for the linebacker. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.