Balzanya'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (BUF)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BUF)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills let Zvada fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bills watched Dominic Zvada slide 109 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In slot 30 they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Somehow Jihaad Campbell was still sitting there in pick No. 56, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at pick 62 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick107 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in Round 4, Pick 6 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at No. 130 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jake Majors
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at the 172nd pick is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
They robbed the room for Jay Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick202 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in pick No. 202 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick204 Rnd6 Dominic Zvada
The board fumbled Dominic Zvada all the way to Round 6, Pick 29, and they scooped it up. Stacking talent where they were already deep.