House'S MOCK DRAFT

Post Diggs Dealin'

  • House DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (BUF)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BAL)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ATL)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BAL)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BAL)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Players Gained
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Isaiah Likely
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dawson Knox
TE
Head Shot
Kaiir Elam
CB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Bills bled value on every deal, hence the D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bills did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They are betting Smith proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Getting Davis where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a press-man option on the boundary. Need was not the driver here.
Pick43 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
By-the-book stuff, Keon Coleman at the 43rd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick60 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
No drama and no debate, Braden Fiske went about where he belonged in the 60th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright slid further than he should have, and pick No. 79 is lovely value for the running back. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaden Hicks. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick99 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They liked Maason Smith enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 99. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at slot 128 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
A quiet steal in pick 134: Tyler Davis for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
The board had cheaper options than Jalyx Hunt at slot 144, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.