1 before 1 die'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • 1 before 1 die DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (NO)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marcus Davenport
LB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bills fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Bills were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hadden. The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Reaching for Bortolini left real value on the table behind him. Marcus Davenport gives the group a proven body among the projects.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 29th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
Nothing to complain about; Adisa Isaac went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick128 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They paid sticker price for Isaac Guerendo in Round 4, Pick 28, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick129 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in the 129th pick with a little surplus value in McKinnley Jackson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones slipping to No. 144 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick160 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
A big swing on Tanor Bortolini at pick No. 160, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo is a better player than the Round 5 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick189 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at slot 189 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cornelius Johnson. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.