tallport'S MOCK DRAFT

Chop 4 WR

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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (BUF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (BUF)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BUF)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (SF)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (SF)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills let Jones fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jarrian Jones got past him. The Bills do not have to explain a thing at slot 176. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. If Hunt pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 28 they get a double-digit-sack hope. A real need, handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
They read the board right and Jermaine Burton was the payoff at slot 63. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They took Brenden Rice at par in Round 3, Pick 36, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 James Williams
Good price on James Williams in No. 125, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
By-the-book stuff, Jamari Thrash at the 129th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
The board had cheaper options than Jalyx Hunt at the 159th pick, and it noticed. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick176 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in pick 176 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick198 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson is a better player than Round 6, Pick 23 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick202 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick206 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton slid further than he should have, and pick 206 is lovely value for the running back. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick209 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
The board had Curtis Jacobs higher than No. 209, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick246 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Circle this one: Garret Greenfield at the 246th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick249 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Trevin Wallace at slot 249 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.