BILLS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Trade Down! C+

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Buffalo Bills

The Bills lost the trade table, and the C+ tells the story.

by Klondike · 2026 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 6 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bills started one anyway for George Gumbs Jr., 100 picks ahead of schedule. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Getting McNeil-Warren where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

If Christen Miller and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.25 · Pick 57 · Christen Miller · DL · rank 56
Christen Miller at pick No. 57 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.28 · Pick 60 · CJ Allen · LB · rank 31
CJ Allen in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Emmanuel McNeil-Warren · S · rank 51
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in pick 81, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.25 · Pick 89 · Jake Golday · OLB · rank 59
A edge rusher of that caliber at No. 89 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.27 · Pick 91 · Domonique Orange · DT · rank 77
Domonique Orange at the 91st pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Ja'Kobi Lane · WR · rank 98
Ja'Kobi Lane at the 126th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.25 · Pick 165 · DJ Campbell · OG · rank 183
This one needs a full-page explanation: DJ Campbell in No. 165, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.28 · Pick 168 · George Gumbs Jr. · DE-EDGE · rank 268
A real head-scratcher, George Gumbs Jr. in Round 5, Pick 28 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.1 · Pick 182 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 187
By-the-book stuff, Ephesians Prysock at slot 182 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
R7.17 · Pick 233 · Zavion Thomas · WR · rank 219
Zavion Thomas is a better player than the 233rd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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