ewgrlj18'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (BUF)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (JAX)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (GB)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureC-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bills a B.

The Bills bet big and early on Khristian Boyd, 34 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. McCaffrey falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get juice off the edge at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa slipping to pick No. 60 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick88 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A conviction pick on Brenden Rice at slot 88 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick128 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at No. 128 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at pick 134 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick144 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Khristian Boyd well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick160 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at slot 160 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick162 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Nice patience on Luke McCaffrey, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 26. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.