tmajic52'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • tmajic52 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (LV)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Bills won the night they stopped Bethune from sliding. Grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Tatum Bethune, No. 248, roughly 20 picks past where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the 28th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
They paid sticker price for Tyler Nubin in Round 2, Pick 8, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
Fair-plus on Jamari Thrash, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick144 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
Good price on Isaiah Adams in pick No. 144, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick160 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
A slide stopped in slot 160, with Nehemiah Pritchett worth more than the price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick189 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman at No. 189 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
By-the-book stuff, Jaylan Ford at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick204 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon slipping to the 204th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick208 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at pick No. 208 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 248 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.