Bengbills'S MOCK DRAFT

Bills mock draft

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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Bills took Kitan Oladapo a full 20 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Washington. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Job largely done: linebacker settled and 7 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 28 they get a matchup problem out wide. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice at No. 60 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at pick No. 128 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick134 Rnd4 Kitan Oladapo
A real head-scratcher, Kitan Oladapo in Round 4, Pick 34 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at the 144th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick160 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
They jumped the gun on Malik Mustapha, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick163 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
The board had cheaper options than Khristian Boyd at pick No. 163, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick189 Rnd6 Trente Jones
A straight-up fair deal on Trente Jones at Round 6, Pick 14, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick200 Rnd6 Logan Lee
A reach for Logan Lee in the 200th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tahj Washington in the Round 6 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
They paid a round early for Tyrice Knight in pick 248, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.