Gm17'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Gm17 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BUF)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Picks Traded
Josiah Ezirim Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (LAC)
Josiah Ezirim
OL Eastern Kentucky
Players Gained
Head Shot
Easton Stick
QB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 160: the Bills steal Jones and grade out a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jarrian Jones, the 160th overall pick, roughly 23 picks past where he belonged.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Ceaser lower, and that gap is the story. Job largely done: linebacker settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Their trades came out a wash either way.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In the 28th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
No edge and no loss on Xavier Worthy in the 60th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 James Williams
Good price on James Williams in pick No. 128, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick134 Rnd4 Marcus Harris
A wild overpay on Marcus Harris in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nelson Ceaser. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 24 is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick163 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
By-the-book stuff, Walter Rouse at slot 163 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick189 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs in No. 189 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick204 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
They went early on Zion Tupuola-Fetui in pick No. 204, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick253 Rnd7 Daijahn Anthony
The board had Daijahn Anthony higher than the 253rd overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.