agotron'S MOCK DRAFT

agotron'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 13, 2024

Thomas Jr

  • agotron DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (TB)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
The Bills kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Andrew Raym in No. 204, a good 35 spots before the room expected him.

Getting Hadden where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

Their trades came out a wash either way.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
No edge and no loss on Brian Thomas Jr. in pick 28; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro at the 60th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick134 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in No. 134 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
Pick160 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
By-the-book stuff, Nelson Ceaser at slot 160 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at Round 5, Pick 27 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick189 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
The board fumbled Kamal Hadden all the way to pick 189, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 25 with a little surplus value in Jase McClellan. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick204 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Andrew Raym well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight in slot 248 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.