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Klondike'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

THE DREAM

  • Klondike DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BUF)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BUF)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (SF)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureD+
The Bills let Hood fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Colton Hood slide, and the Bills were the ones holding the card at pick No. 126. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In the 27th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher, outstanding value to boot.
Pick28 Rnd1 David Bailey
Nice patience on David Bailey, who had no business lasting to No. 28. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick60 Rnd2 Arvell Reese
You do not let a linebacker like Arvell Reese reach the 60th pick and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick91 Rnd3 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at pick No. 91 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick92 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
They will replay Antonio Williams at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick126 Rnd4 Colton Hood
They robbed the room for Colton Hood here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick166 Rnd5 Bud Clark
They paid up for Bud Clark at Round 5, Pick 28 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd7 Barion Brown
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Barion Brown at pick 220. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick228 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Good price on Riley Mahlman in slot 228, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.