OUR YEAR'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • OUR YEAR DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Shaun Dolac at slot 206 will need to, sitting 133 spots clear of his grade.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Watts. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 30th pick they get a load in the middle, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
They jumped the gun on Maxwell Hairston, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They will replay Xavier Watts at pick No. 62 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Phillips at the 109th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick169 Rnd5 Que Robinson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Que Robinson in Round 5, Pick 31, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick170 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten slid further than he should have, and slot 170 is lovely value for the running back. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams in the 173rd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick177 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
A tidy bit of business in the Round 6 slot, where Chase Lundt graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 Shaun Dolac
They reached a country mile for Shaun Dolac at pick No. 206, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.