Willyboys'S MOCK DRAFT

Niner 2

  • Willyboys DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bills: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Nazir Stackhouse at the Round 4 slot is 83 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Landing Smith that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 T.J. Sanders
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Good price on Trey Amos in the 56th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick62 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They did well to land Demetrius Knight Jr. in pick No. 62, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Nazir Stackhouse
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nazir Stackhouse this early at slot 109. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick132 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kyle McCord in pick 132. The roster fit checks out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
They will replay Emery Jones Jr. at the 169th pick for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick170 Rnd5 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson at pick No. 173 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick177 Rnd6 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at Round 6, Pick 1 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick206 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in slot 206 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.