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Balzanya'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 1, 2024

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4/2 Bills

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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bills, and a B- to prove it.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bills took Keaton Bills at the 204th overall pick, roughly 36 spots before his name belonged. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In slot 28 they get a No. 1 receiver, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in No. 60 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
By-the-book stuff, Mohamed Kamara at Round 4, Pick 28 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick134 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the Round 4 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jalyx Hunt. It fills a real need, too.
Pick160 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at the 160th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd in slot 163 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick189 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in Round 6, Pick 14 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick200 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
A premium they did not need to pay, Nathaniel Watson a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick204 Rnd6 Keaton Bills
This one needs a full-page explanation: Keaton Bills in the 204th pick, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means at pick 248 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.