tallport'S MOCK DRAFT

2 pick God

  • tallport DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Players traded away
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Ryan Bates
OG
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bills and Jones: B-.

Call it larceny. Jarrian Jones sat on the board until pick No. 202, and the Bills did not need to be asked twice. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They will need Coker to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Steal is underselling it; Ladd McConkey at pick 60 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in the 99th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick129 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 129 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith is a better player than slot 143 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick159 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Value with a capital V on Tykee Smith in Round 5, Pick 23, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at the 162nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick198 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
Good price on Tahj Washington in No. 198, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in pick No. 202 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick206 Rnd6 Cedric Johnson
No edge and no loss on Cedric Johnson in pick 206; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
They liked Jalen Coker enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 246. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.