PGee'S MOCK DRAFT

Draft 1

  • PGee DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (BUF)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Draft Picks Traded
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills cashed the board's mistake on Bassa: B.

Somebody in the 179th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bills sat still while Jeffrey Bassa, the No. 132 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Reed lower, and that gap is the story.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
A quiet steal in pick No. 30: Kenneth Grant for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Ashton Gillotte
A straight-up fair deal on Ashton Gillotte at pick 56, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick62 Rnd2 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor in Round 2, Pick 30 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at slot 103 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick131 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
A tidy bit of business in the 131st overall pick, where Brashard Smith graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick171 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong in No. 171 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
They paid a round early for Jaylen Reed in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa at the 179th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick208 Rnd6 Cam Horsley
No edge and no loss on Cam Horsley in the 208th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.