Rob A'S MOCK DRAFT

2024 draft

  • Rob A DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (BUF)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaden Hicks
DB Washington State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (BUF)
Storm Duck
CB Penn State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (BUF)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills let Hadden fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bills were there to profit. Kamal Hadden, the No. 173 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 196. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 4 of 9 of the wish list covered.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention. A fair-value weekend of trading, no edge to be found.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In pick 18 they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Denzel Burke at No. 50 is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick99 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They did well to land Christian Haynes in slot 99, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
A tidy little value on Jack Nelson in pick No. 146, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick158 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
A quiet steal in the 158th overall pick: T.J. Sanders for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at Round 6, Pick 16 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the defensive back. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
Pick196 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Steal is underselling it; Kamal Hadden at the 196th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tre Harris
Nothing to complain about; Tre Harris went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Storm Duck
A reasonable price with a little left over, Storm Duck in No. 239. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick242 Rnd7 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 242nd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.