jhenny'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • jhenny DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (BUF)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (BUF)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (SEA)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (SEA)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CAR)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
The Bills turned the phones into found money: B.

Some picks age like wine; Kai Kroeger at the Round 6 slot will need to, sitting 58 spots clear of his grade.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They banked enough surplus on Barron to cover a lot of smaller sins. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 30th overall pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick37 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Taking Nick Emmanwori in pick 37 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick44 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden in pick No. 44 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Steal is underselling it; Tory Horton at the 131st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
They robbed the room for Raheim Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick175 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Quincy Riley. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Connor Colby
No edge and no loss on Connor Colby in No. 179; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206 Rnd6 Kai Kroeger
Kai Kroeger at the 206th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick229 Rnd7 Nick Martin
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nick Martin. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.