kneuf'S MOCK DRAFT

Mar3

  • kneuf DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bills, and a B- to prove it.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Bills shredded theirs for Zion Logue. He came off 84 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

The Jones value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Chris Braswell
In slot 28 they get a disruptor off the edge, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
A straight-up fair deal on Devontez Walker at the 60th pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick99 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Somehow Ja'Lynn Polk was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick129 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sataoa Laumea at Round 4, Pick 29 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at pick 159 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
Pick162 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
They paid sticker price for Grayson Murphy in No. 162, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They paid a round early for Gabe Hall in Round 6, Pick 23, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick202 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Good price on Joe Milton III in pick 202, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick206 Rnd6 Zion Logue
Zion Logue in the 206th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick246 Rnd7 Elijah Jones
They will replay Elijah Jones at the 246th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It adds depth where they could use a little.