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Balzanya'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 28, 2024

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Bills 2/28

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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Bills did not so much draft De'Corian Clark as overpay for him, 65 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Arnold at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the 28th pick they get a potential shutdown corner at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A conviction pick on Xavier Legette at the Round 2 slot that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
They paid a round early for Cole Bishop in slot 99, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in the 129th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick159 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They took Luke McCaffrey at par in No. 159, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at pick No. 162 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick198 Rnd6 Emani Bailey
They went early on Emani Bailey in Round 6, Pick 23, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick202 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at slot 202 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at No. 206 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick246 Rnd7 Matt Lee
A big swing on Matt Lee at the 246th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.