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Balzanya'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 22, 2024

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    Bills
Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BUF)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bills a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Bills did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to interior defensive lineman, which was the need that mattered most.

They will need Ford to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. On value alone, Bullock makes the weekend a net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In slot 29 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock in the 61st pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A tidy little value on Zak Zinter in pick 99, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick129 Rnd4 James Williams
By-the-book stuff, James Williams at the 129th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
The board had cheaper options than Jaylan Ford at Round 5, Pick 26, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
A reach on Curtis Jacobs in pick No. 166; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick198 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
Nothing to complain about; De'Corian Clark went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick207 Rnd6 Myles Jones
Fair-plus on Myles Jones, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick250 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tatum Bethune in the 250th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.