Balzanya'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (BUF)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BUF)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (BUF)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (BUF)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bills, and a B to prove it.

There is reaching, and then there is Sam Hartman at the 199th pick. The Bills jumped the board by 61 and dared it to prove them wrong. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Getting Fautanu where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
Fair-plus on Calen Bullock, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick62 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They robbed the room for Troy Fautanu here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick93 Rnd3 Tory Horton
They liked Tory Horton enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 3, Pick 30. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at pick 99 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
They paid a round early for Mohamed Kamara in No. 118, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
No edge and no loss on Jonah Monheim in pick 148; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylan Ford. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
They paid up for Jase McClellan at the 196th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick199 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Sam Hartman well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick208 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
Nice patience on Darius Robinson, who had no business lasting to No. 208. It fills a real need, too.
Pick239 Rnd7 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.