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Mel'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2025

Mello final draft

  • Mel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bills for Royals: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jalen Royals, the No. 65 name on the board, stolen at No. 109. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The Porter reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In No. 30 they get a ballhawk on the back end at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
No drama and no debate, Alfred Collins went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick62 Rnd2 Darien Porter
A conviction pick on Darien Porter at the 62nd overall pick that the board grades a round light. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals at pick No. 109 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick132 Rnd4 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier is a better player than slot 132 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick169 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens in pick 169 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
They paid a round early for Jack Kiser in the 170th pick, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A reach on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in Round 6, Pick 1; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick206 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse in pick No. 206 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.