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Klondike'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 2, 2026

Offensive Juice

  • Klondike DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BUF)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (BUF)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BUF)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (BUF)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (BUF)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (BUF)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (BUF)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bills would have aced it. Bud Clark at slot 161 is 30 spots clear of where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Ioane pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick No. 23 they get a No. 1 receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick54 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane is a better player than the 54th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick88 Rnd3 Xavier Chaplin
A reach on Xavier Chaplin in slot 88; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
They read the board right and Zachariah Branch was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 23. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 Bud Clark
Value said wait; Bud Clark in No. 161 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick221 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at the 221st pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
They reached a country mile for Riley Mahlman at pick 230, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.