tallport'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CAR)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureC
Grand theft in Round 4, Pick 28: the Bills steal Jackson and grade out a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Khyree Jackson got past him. The Bills do not have to explain a thing at pick 128.

Reaching for Boyd left real value on the table behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
They paid sticker price for Xavier Legette in pick No. 33, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
The board fumbled Khyree Jackson all the way to the 128th pick, and they scooped it up. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick134 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at pick 134 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt in No. 144 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick160 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Good price on Kitan Oladapo in the Round 5 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
They liked Khristian Boyd enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 163. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick189 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tahj Washington. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at Round 6, Pick 25 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Logan Lee
Logan Lee in No. 204 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.