F'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bills: B.

There is a lot to like until you notice interior defensive lineman is still a hole. The Bills never got to the one that mattered most.

Brownlee Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 28 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
They took Ricky Pearsall at par in pick No. 60, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
The board had Jarvis Brownlee Jr. higher than the 128th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick134 Rnd4 Beau Brade
A straight-up fair deal on Beau Brade at No. 134, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trevor Keegan. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A slide stopped in pick 160, with Luke McCaffrey worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick189 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy at the 189th pick is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick200 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson at No. 200 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan slid further than he should have, and the Round 6 slot is lovely value for the running back. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Michael Barrett at the 248th pick is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.