tallport'S MOCK DRAFT

4 WR

  • tallport DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BUF)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
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
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ryan Bates
OG
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
The Bills robbed the room for Phillips. Final grade: C+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bills were there to profit. Andru Phillips, the No. 118 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 5 slot. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. The Coker pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Hit on Adonai Mitchell and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In slot 28 they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard at the 60th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick99 Rnd3 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in Round 3, Pick 36 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. is a better player than No. 129 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick143 Rnd5 Andru Phillips
They barely believed it either: Andru Phillips still on the board at pick 143. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick159 Rnd5 Marcus Harris
Taking Marcus Harris in the 159th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at pick No. 162 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick198 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
Fair-plus on Tahj Washington, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kendall Milton in the 202nd pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick206 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They jumped the gun on Tanor Bortolini, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
The board had cheaper options than Jalen Coker at the Round 7 slot, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.