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To me it's obvious in terms of Farmer isn't really a fit, he's another penetrator and not an anchor guy eating blocks. You just got done passing on a far superior player in Nolen for this reason, TSW... what are you doing here? Farmer doesn't stand up double-teams well at all. You're still going to need a true 1T down the line - on Day 3 where the 2-down run stuffers get drafted. And Farmer is just more of the Oliver/Carter/Ogunjobi flavor to me.

We've dropped Bradyn Swinson and JT Tuimalaou from the poll as combined they would still be trailing Farmer or Watts. If one of those was your selection you may re-vote for one of the final 2.

I've got a similar guys to Ingram-Dawkins for power edge who popped to me at the combine in that range. That's part of why I shaded to Xavier Watts at this pick, Watts is just too much of value+fit+need+separation-from-the-next-tier at this slot to pass on, and there's sleepers at edge and 1T that can be had in the middle of Day 3. For power edge I liked what I saw from Ahmed Hassanein the Egyptian Magician from Boise State. He's only been playing the game for a couple years and has gone for zero to draftable in a short time. Also you could go with Tyler Batty out of BYU or Elijah Roberts from SMU. As far as traditional pass-rushing edge, Fadil Diggs of Syracuse and Jah Joyner of Minnesota are toolsy guys with speed to press the edge in packages but also frame and physical tools to develop. We know the Bills have met with Zeek Biggers from Georgia Tech for their 1T role, others have noted Florida's Cam Jackson and JJ Pegues from Ole Miss. Nazir Stackhouse from Georgia is another 2-down blocker-eater. Because of the lack of pass rush those guys will slide down the board but they are fine the way the Bills use the DL rotation. There's like 50 guys on the DL in this draft who would have a chance to make the Bills roster. This is a big reason I actually like that cluster of 5's the Bills hold, there are guys who can definitely make it that will be in that range - there is going to be value there.

We're pruning down to our Final Four... if you have voted for a player no longer on the poll please re-vote.

Tuimoloau is going to need some development, he's certainly more physically gifted than Boogie, but I'm wondering if the Bills aren't thinking in terms of a Jordan Burch or Saivion Jones perhaps making it to 109 or at least to an area where they can pop up a few slots rather than getting the power DE here. At this point all of these prospects have questions to them and an ability to bust or hit.

I think it comes down to, there's an awful lot of Edge and DT left on the board. The Bills are up again in just 6 picks, and unless you're excluding him for the Hyde-like 4.55 40-yard time, Watts is a hand-in-glove fit for the ball-hawking deep-half safety the Bills haven't had on the roster since Hyde left. If the Bills weren't picking again till 109 I might think of doing something different but on this board I think I gotta draft Watts here and hope my favorite defensive lineman (and I do have one) is there at 62. This one is a really tough call and I'm still noodling... there's four or five guys I'd be pleased with on that list. The Epenesa type or the Basham type?

Had to make the cut at 15 but I'll mention them in the OP to see if there's a groundswell to get them in

If I didn't botch it, poll is live

For this poll, we tried to focus on players and positions that the Bills are most likely to draft at this slot, from a consensus of draft rankings and Mock Draft ADPs. Poll will close at ***2***pm on 4/5/25. The eligible players are based upon those who were not already selected in the TSW 1.0 Mock draft linked below: We went heavy on DL and EDGE because frankly there's a lot of them clustered around this draft position, and both are among the Bills top needs. Considered, but not making the final cut for the poll: DT: Deone Walker Kentucky EDGE: Kyle Kennard South Carolina Josaiah Stewart Michigan Jordan Burch Oregon CB: Darien Porter Iowa State WR: Tre Harris Ole Miss Jalen Royals Utah State Savion Williams TCU RB: Cam Skattebo Arizona State Kaleb Johnson Iowa TE: Elijah Arroyo Miami Mason Taylor LSU OT: Ozzy Trapilo BC G/C: Jared Wilson Georgia If there are any oversights let me know! If a write-in is gaining momentum, we can add to the poll.

Nominally it's beyond my pay grade but I think I can try to use your first one as a template. When's the expiry supposed to be?

@Virgil High-rated prospects on the board: DT: Shemar Turner Texas A&M Omar Norman-Lott Tennessee CJ West Indiana Joshua Farmer FSU EDGE: Bradyn Swinson LSU JT Tuimoloau Ohio State Jack Sawyer Ohio State Jared Ivey Mississippi Kyle Kennard South Carolina Josaiah Stewart Michigan Jordan Burch Oregon LB: Demetrius Knight South Carolina S: Xavier Watts Notre Dame CB: Darien Porter Iowa State WR: Elic Ayomanor Stanford Jack Bech TCU RB: Quinshon Judkins Ohio State Dylan Sampson Tennessee Cam Skattebo Arizona State Kaleb Johnson Iowa TE: Elijah Arroyo Miami Mason Taylor LSU OT: Marcus Mbow Purdue Ozzy Trapilo BC G/C: Jared Wilson Georgia

Hairston was selected #36 by @TPS / the Jaguars. Can you try that again?

Some of these media drafts are so far out of touch that @Best Williams Available is actually a better strategy...

I think @GunnerBill said something about being on a plane today? It's been 3 hours, so based on Chicago's team needs and his posts, I think I have an idea who he might target with this pick. In lieu of Gunner, I think he'd pick: Nic Scourton EDGE Texas A&M Chicago had a huge void at running back that was filled by Ashton Jeanty at pick #10. But, both OL and DL need some serious help. The OL depth has been pretty well plundered, I have Donovan Jackson top of board here and am not convinced he's a value pick here. Montez Sweat is the splash signing for Chicago so while EDGE isn't the greatest need, Odeyingbo is pencilled as the opposite starter. But surely, Scourton is sticking way up on the board at this pick, and we know Gunner likes the player, just a matter if he feels it's a fit in Chicago - but checking with the Chicago media, I see some mocking this player at this spot, so it sure seems like a fit.

They coulda took Dejean last year, but were chasing the WR.

I got a good idea on reasoning... Jags team needs were listed as "CB, DT, CB"

But for as much as the WR room sucked and they all underperformed... the Bills sure scored a bunch of points didn't they? If Beane is going WR before Day 3 this year he'd better have a damn good idea that the guy has #1 upside and is decently likely to achieve it. Coleman was the swing taken early and whether you think that's the guy that the swing should have been taken on, that book isn't written yet. Using the top pick on the same position again? Not a fan.

Conversely, if Mahomes dinks and dunks down the field against Dane Jackson to eliminate the Bills AGAIN, people will blame Beane for drafting BPA with a glaring roster need.

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Sooo... Trey Amos?

I want to invest in a WR5 who can play special teams and red zone packages this year and has upside to at least WR2. Teslaa is that guy for me. Check out the Senior Bowl, he was as much a red zone cheat code as a receiver as Josh Allen is as a QB. This is something the Bills could have used like oh I dunno, the last drive of the Rams game.

Big fat slobs are for Day 3. There's a reason skill positions are called skill positions - not everyone can do it.

The pick Dallas holds that might be interesting to the Bills is #76. Your valuation on Cook probably has a floor of whatever his potential comp pick would be if the Bills do let him hit the market in '26, so yeah a 4th. If Dallas is desperate for a RB then 109 + Cook for 76 is probably closest to that ballpark. They downgrade a 3rd to an early 4th for a year of prime Cook and the prospect of extending him or recouping a 4th or 5th comp. Doesn't really help the Bills much in a window year unless they draft someone to take up that backfield slack, but #76 can definitely yield something good...