Md1'S MOCK DRAFT

Md2 (December)

  • Md1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (BUF)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (BUF)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (BUF)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (BUF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (BUF)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bills for Nelson: B.

The Bills spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jack Nelson, the No. 177 name on the board, in the 239th overall pick.

That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 18 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at slot 50 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
The board had Bucky Irving higher than the 99th overall pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick118 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart slipping to No. 118 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick146 Rnd5 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at Round 5, Pick 19 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick191 Rnd6 Khyree Jackson
The board fumbled Khyree Jackson all the way to pick No. 191, and they scooped it up. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick196 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
A safety of that caliber at the 196th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jack Nelson
Taking Jack Nelson in pick No. 239 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.