Jon'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Jon DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bills: B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jalyx Hunt, 18 picks early at the 134th overall pick. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Brian Thomas Jr. at No. 28, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in pick No. 60 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
No edge and no loss on Roger Rosengarten in the 128th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
A big swing on Jalyx Hunt at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They paid sticker price for Luke McCaffrey in the 144th overall pick, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick160 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
A conviction pick on Layden Robinson at slot 160 that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A tidy bit of business in the 163rd pick, where Kitan Oladapo graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick189 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
No drama and no debate, M.J. Devonshire went about where he belonged in the 189th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton in pick No. 200 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick204 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They reached into another round for Gabe Hall, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
They let Trevin Wallace come to them and pounced at the Round 7 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.