Buffalo rebuild'S MOCK DRAFT
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Buffalo rebuild'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 17, 2026

defensive draft

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Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Sam M'Pemba Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Sam M'Pemba
LB-EDGE Texas A&M
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bills: B-.

The Sam M'Pemba pick is the one that will follow the Bills into the fall. They took him 185 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman. The Cooper Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a sticky cover corner, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
A reach for Ja'Kobi Lane in pick 60; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick91 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. slid further than he should have, and slot 91 is lovely value for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher at No. 126 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick166 Rnd5 Toriano Pride Jr.
A big swing on Toriano Pride Jr. at pick No. 166, well ahead of any board in the building. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick220 Rnd7 Sam M'Pemba
Sam M'Pemba in the 220th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick228 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
A straight-up fair deal on De'Zhaun Stribling at pick 228, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.