Balzanya'S MOCK DRAFT
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Balzanya'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 17, 2024

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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Draft Picks Traded
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (SF)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (WSH)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Players Gained
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Leon O'Neal Jr.
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Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
The Bills let McCaffrey fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Luke McCaffrey had no business being available in slot 189, and the Bills did the only sane thing and turned in the card. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Every board in the league had Watson lower, and that gap is the story. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In pick No. 28 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
They did well to land Ricky Pearsall in No. 63, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
They took Jaden Hicks at par in the 78th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick128 Rnd4 James Williams
Fair-plus on James Williams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
No edge and no loss on Mason McCormick in pick 144; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick160 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in slot 160 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in the 163rd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick189 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
You do not let a wide receiver like Luke McCaffrey reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at pick No. 200 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at the 204th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
By-the-book stuff, Jalen Coker at pick 248 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.