Seanf81'S MOCK DRAFT

1st try

  • Seanf81 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BUF)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BUF)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (HOU)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Bills cashed the board's mistake on James: B.

The board owed the Bills one, and it paid up: D.J. James, the No. 62 name on the board, sitting there at pick 99 like a gift left on the doorstep.

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

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In the 23rd overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Graham Barton
The board had Graham Barton higher than No. 60, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick99 Rnd3 D.J. James
Somehow D.J. James was still sitting there in pick No. 99, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick128 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Value with a capital V on Malik Washington in slot 128, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick162 Rnd5 Austin Booker
A tidy little value on Austin Booker in Round 5, Pick 26, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick165 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
They did well to land Cedric Johnson in pick 165, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jalen Green
They liked Jalen Green enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 6 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick202 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Circle this one: Michael Barrett at the 202nd pick is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick249 Rnd7 BJ Mayes
BJ Mayes in slot 249 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.