klondike'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • klondike DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BUF)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills robbed the room for Lawson. Final grade: B.

Somebody in the 179th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bills sat still while Deontae Lawson, the No. 51 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with linebacker solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In pick No. 26 they get a bendy edge with upside, and a steal at that.
Pick57 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond in the 57th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick63 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
The board fumbled Malaki Starks all the way to the Round 2 slot, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick92 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 28 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick113 Rnd4 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at slot 113 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in the 128th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick137 Rnd4 Tre Harris
Circle this one: Tre Harris at No. 137 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dylan Fairchild
You do not let an offensive lineman like Dylan Fairchild reach pick 173 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179 Rnd6 Deontae Lawson
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Deontae Lawson in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick200 Rnd6 Julian Fleming
Julian Fleming at pick No. 200 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.