shawn'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • shawn DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick 60 lands the Bills a B, Coleman and all.

You could see the war room lean forward. Keon Coleman at No. 60 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The cost of the Bortolini reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In No. 28 they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at Round 2, Pick 28 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at the 128th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick134 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
A clean, defensible pick in pick 134 with a little surplus value in Ainias Smith. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at pick No. 144 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick160 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Nothing to complain about; Malik Mustapha went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt at the Round 5 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick189 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
A reasonable price with a little left over, M.J. Devonshire in the 189th pick. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick200 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in pick No. 200 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
A reach on Tanor Bortolini in Round 6, Pick 29; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Kenny Logan Jr.
Kenny Logan Jr. in the 248th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.