shawn'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • shawn DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bills: B.

The Bills did not so much draft Edefuan Ulofoshio as overpay for him, 32 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Odunze. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 28 they get a true top target at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Fair-plus on Braden Fiske, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick134 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
They paid a round early for Justin Eboigbe in Round 4, Pick 34, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick144 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Brennan Jackson at the 144th overall pick, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick160 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
They took Tykee Smith at par in slot 160, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick163 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Walter Rouse. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
The board had Jordan Jefferson higher than slot 196, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick200 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and M.J. Devonshire at the 200th pick is the proof. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick204 Rnd6 Edefuan Ulofoshio
A wild overpay on Edefuan Ulofoshio in pick No. 204, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Daijahn Anthony
Daijahn Anthony slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.