kevinjameslawson 'S MOCK DRAFT

27FEB2025

  • kevinjameslawson DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (BUF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (KC)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 175: the Bills steal Allen and grade out a B.

Call it larceny. LeQuint Allen sat on the board until No. 175, and the Bills did not need to be asked twice.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Their trades came out a wash either way.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 30th pick they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A clean, defensible pick in No. 56 with a little surplus value in JT Tuimoloau. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick63 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos in pick 63 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick108 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at pick No. 108 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Value with a capital V on Joshua Farmer in slot 131, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
Steal is underselling it; Pat Bryant at the 171st overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd5 LeQuint Allen
They barely believed it either: LeQuint Allen still on the board at Round 5, Pick 36. It fills a real need, too.
Pick179 Rnd6 Xavier Scott
Xavier Scott slid further than he should have, and the Round 6 slot is lovely value for the cornerback. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick206 Rnd6 Willie Lampkin
Willie Lampkin in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick208 Rnd6 Upton Stout
They robbed the room for Upton Stout here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.