JCop13'S MOCK DRAFT

3/6 11am

  • JCop13 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Nick Gargiulo Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nick Gargiulo
C South Carolina
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BAL)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (WSH)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (WSH)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills let McCaffrey 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. Luke McCaffrey, the No. 165 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 198th pick. The bottom line is a respectable B.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. If Bishop pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick No. 28 they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Value with a capital V on Payton Wilson in the 60th pick, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick99 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They paid sticker price for Brenden Rice in Round 3, Pick 36, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick101 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
They went early on Cole Bishop in pick 101, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick159 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube slipping to No. 159 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A tidy bit of business in the 164th overall pick, where Kitan Oladapo graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick198 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
The board fumbled Luke McCaffrey all the way to slot 198, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick202 Rnd6 Nick Gargiulo
No drama and no debate, Nick Gargiulo went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick246 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at the 246th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.