tallport'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • tallport DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills cashed the board's mistake on Oladapo: B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bills watched Kitan Oladapo slide 35 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Every board in the league had Ulofoshio lower, and that gap is the story. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Ladd McConkey
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
They took Jamari Thrash at par in No. 128, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
They paid sticker price for Jaylin Simpson in pick No. 134, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick144 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at slot 144 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
A real head-scratcher, Khristian Boyd in the 160th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick163 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at the 163rd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick189 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Steal is underselling it; Kitan Oladapo at pick 189 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick200 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
A slide stopped in Round 6, Pick 25, with Tahj Washington worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick204 Rnd6 Edefuan Ulofoshio
They reached a country mile for Edefuan Ulofoshio at No. 204, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
They let Tylan Grable come to them and pounced at slot 248. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.