tallport'S MOCK DRAFT

odunze falls

  • tallport DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 1 slot: the Bills steal Odunze and grade out a B.

The Bills' one glaring miss is linebacker, a need they left exactly as they found it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Odunze. Reaching for Greenfield left real value on the table behind him.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a home-run threat at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
A straight-up fair deal on Zach Frazier at pick 60, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaac Guerendo. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at slot 134 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick144 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
They paid sticker price for Justin Eboigbe in pick No. 144, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in No. 160 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tykee Smith in Round 5, Pick 27. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Nothing to complain about; Jordan Jefferson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick200 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington at pick 200 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick204 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
They paid up for Garret Greenfield at pick No. 204 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
They took Jalen Coker at par in the 248th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.