Howy21'S MOCK DRAFT
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Howy21'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 5, 2026

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  • Howy21 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (BUF)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BUF)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (BUF)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (BUF)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bills: B.

Some picks age like wine; Tim Keenan III at No. 123 will need to, sitting 34 spots clear of his grade. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They banked enough surplus on Hill to cover a lot of smaller sins. They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
In slot 23 they get a true top target, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Taurean York
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Taurean York. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick88 Rnd3 Keon Sabb
Keon Sabb at pick 88 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tim Keenan III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tim Keenan III in the 123rd pick, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jyaire Hill
Nice patience on Jyaire Hill, who had no business lasting to pick No. 161. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick221 Rnd7 Dane Key
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dane Key at the 221st overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Drayk Bowen
Drayk Bowen at Round 7, Pick 14 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.