mcdermottskrohne'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • mcdermottskrohne DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (BUF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (BUF)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (BUF)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (BUF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (BUF)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (BUF)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BUF)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BUF)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (SF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAR)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (WSH)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (WSH)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
A.J. Epenesa
EDGE
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Damien Harris
RB
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Dawson Knox
TE
Head Shot
Gabe Davis
WR
Head Shot
Kaiir Elam
CB
Head Shot
Richard Gouraige
OT
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureF
The Slovis reach set the tone, and the Bills never recovered: F.

The war room fell hard for Kedon Slovis, and it showed at Round 7, Pick 29: 65 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. A F, plain and simple.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jones. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at pick No. 36 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
No edge and no loss on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the 37th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at slot 40 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick60 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
You do not let a wide receiver like Keon Coleman reach No. 60 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick99 Rnd3 James Williams
James Williams in Round 3, Pick 36 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick129 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick No. 129 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Nothing to complain about; Kitan Oladapo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick214 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Frank Gore Jr. a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick215 Rnd6 Anim Dankwah
They reached into another round for Anim Dankwah, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
This one needs a full-page explanation: Andrew Raym in the 217th overall pick, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick218 Rnd6 Elijah Jones
Circle this one: Elijah Jones at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick246 Rnd7 Zion Logue
A wild overpay on Zion Logue in pick 246, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick249 Rnd7 Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis at the 249th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.