Virgil Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) As of 3/17, here's the rookies in the upcoming draft that could go in the first 3 rounds. This is based off ESPN's rankings (everyone over an 80 grade). Looks like WR and OT are the positions of depth in the first few rounds. Also, yes, I will be doing the mock drafts this year. I plan to start them in about 2 weeks. RB Bijan Robinson, Texas 93 Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama 87 Zach Charbonnet, UCLA 83 Devon Achane, Texas A&M 82 WR Quentin Johnston, TCU 92 Jordan Addison, USC 91 Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State 90 Zay Flowers, Boston College 89 Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee 86 Josh Downs, UNC 86 Jayden Reed, Michigan St 84 Kayshon Boutte, LSU 82 OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern 93 Paris Johnson Jr, Ohio St 92 Broderick Jones, Georgia 89 Darnell Wright, Tennessee 89 Anton Harrison, Oklahoma 88 Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland 87 Cody Mauch, North Dakota St 86 Dawand Jones, Ohio St 86 OG O'Cyrus Torrence, Florida 87 C John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota 86 Steve Avila, TCU 81 MLB Trenton Simpson, Clemson 86 Drew Sanders, Arkansas 85 Jack Campbell, Iowa 81 S Brian Branch, Alabama 88 Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M 86 Ji'Ayir Brown, Penn St 85 Syndey Brown, Illinois 80 Edited March 17, 2023 by Virgil 6 3 9 Quote
GETTOTHE50 Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 Honestly cool with any of the top offensive players. 2 1 Quote
Success Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 I've seen mocks that have Bijan Robinson dropping out of the 1st, which are mystifying. If for any reason he drops to 27, I think we'd have to take him (especially if we don't pick up another RB in FA). Thanks for posting, btw. Great rundown. 2 5 1 Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 6:33 PM, Jay_Fixit said: Nah. Just draft BPA. Expand Except we dont, and no team really does. Especially at 27 (or really outside of the top 10), where it starts getting so washy that who can say who is the better player available. BPA at need is what we'll do. All I can hope is that it is at OL, and not DB or RB. On 3/17/2023 at 6:35 PM, Success said: I've seen mocks that have Bijan Robinson dropping out of the 1st, which are mystifying. If for any reason he drops to 27, I think we'd have to take him (especially if we don't pick up another RB in FA). Thanks for posting, btw. Great rundown. Expand The league is just so off of RBs nowadays, even a good one isnt worth the 1st round pick where you can get a 5th year option on a much more important position. 1 1 Quote
Don Otreply Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 All teams draft their perceived BPA at positions of need every year, it’s never not been that way, 100% of draft picks are needs. Quote
Jay_Fixit Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 6:35 PM, DrDawkinstein said: Except we dont, and no team really does. Especially at 27 (or really outside of the top 10), where it starts getting so washy that who can say who is the better player available. BPA at need is what we'll do. All I can hope is that it is at OL, and not DB or RB. Expand No. BPA is the best way to go. And if the player chosen is BPA but just happens to be at a position that we deem to be a “need” then it’s BPA “at a position of need.” Otherwise, drafting a player that could be objectively worse than another player just because he’s a “need” is a terrible strategy. Like, awful. 2 Quote
NewEra Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 I really hope we can trade down and get one of the tackles (adding Bergeron to the list), one of the WR’s (adding Tillman to the list) and either Crawford or Simpson. Sample is intriguing, but I don’t think he’s ready to start @ mlb year 1 1 Quote
BuffBillsForLife Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 Drafting BPA is how you end up picking CJ Spiller at 9 when you already have Marshawn, no thanks. 2 1 2 3 Quote
MrEpsYtown Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 I would add a list of ESPN's top 50 with their rankings...because I want to see who we are passing on at other positions to reach for need. I know people get angry, but I believe DL is a need. Edge and interior. We lost last year because those guys could not get to the QB. We 100% need to continue to add weapons to the offense and add depth to the offensive line, but if we can't get to the QB, we can't win the whole thing. 4 1 Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 6:38 PM, Jay_Fixit said: No. BPA is the best way to go. And if the player chosen is BPA but just happens to be at a position that we deem to be a “need” then it’s BPA “at a position of need.” Otherwise, drafting a player that could be objectively worse than another player just because he’s a “need” is a terrible strategy. Like, awful. Expand I dont disagree with you philosophically. That is what every team SHOULD do. Just saying, they dont. And expecting them to doesnt give us much conversation here. Unless you can tell me who you think the BPA at 27 will be. And if you are fine taking a RB, CB, TE there if so. On 3/17/2023 at 6:43 PM, Jay_Fixit said: Drafting BPA is how you get Aaron Donald at 4 instead of trading up for Sammy Watkins. Expand You mean Kalil Mack. Donald wasnt on anyones radar as BPA that draft or he wouldve gone at #2 overall. 1 Quote
Jay_Fixit Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 6:43 PM, DrDawkinstein said: I dont disagree with you philosophically. That is what every team SHOULD do. Just saying, they dont. And expecting them to doesnt give us much conversation here. Unless you can tell me who you think the BPA at 27 will be. And if you are fine taking a RB, CB, TE there if so. Expand If BPA for Buffalo at 27 is any of those positions then I’m all for it. For example, If their 11th overall ranked player is there at 27, and he’s a TE, then I hope they take him. Quote
SCBills Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 I know I’m constantly pounding the table for Offense, but I might add Nolan Smith to that list. He may be there at 27, has elite traits, and would be well served to learn under Von Miller. Quote
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 6:30 PM, Virgil said: As of 3/17, here's the rookies in the upcoming draft that could go in the first 3 rounds. This is based off ESPN's rankings (everyone over an 80 grade). Looks like WR and OT are the positions of depth in the first few rounds. Also, yes, I will be doing the mock drafts this year. I plan to start them in about 2 weeks. RB Bijan Robinson, Texas 93 Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama 87 Zach Charbonnet, UCLA 83 Devon Achane, Texas A&M 82 WR Quentin Johnston, TCU 92 Jordan Addison, USC 91 Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State 90 Zay Flowers, Boston College 89 Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee 86 Josh Downs, UNC 86 Jayden Reed, Michigan St 84 Kayshon Boutte, LSU 82 OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern 93 Paris Johnson Jr, Ohio St 92 Broderick Jones, Georgia 89 Darnell Wright, Tennessee 89 Anton Harrison, Oklahoma 88 Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland 87 Cody Mauch, North Dakota St 86 Dawand Jones, Ohio St 86 OG O'Cyrus Torrence, Florida 87 C John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota 86 Steve Avila, TCU 81 MLB Trenton Simpson, Clemson 86 Drew Sanders, Arkansas 85 Jack Campbell, Iowa 81 S Brian Branch, Alabama 88 Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M 86 Ji'Ayir Brown, Penn St 85 Syndey Brown, Illinois 80 Expand If Jaylen Addison is available you run to the podium with your pick. 1 Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 6:50 PM, SCBills said: I know I’m constantly pounding the table for Offense, but I might add Nolan Smith to that list. He may be there at 27, has elite traits, and would be well served to learn under Von Miller. Expand I have a feeling if we do go D at 27, it will be because Antonio Johnson is still there. And they'll say he was BPA. Which is probably all true. But man... Quote
Virgil Posted March 17, 2023 Author Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 6:43 PM, MrEpsYtown said: I would add a list of ESPN's top 50 with their rankings...because I want to see who we are passing on at other positions to reach for need. I know people get angry, but I believe DL is a need. Edge and interior. We lost last year because those guys could not get to the QB. We 100% need to continue to add weapons to the offense and add depth to the offensive line, but if we can't get to the QB, we can't win the whole thing. Expand If we go D-Line in the first 2 rounds..... Quote
Motorin' Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 6:40 PM, NewEra said: I really hope we can trade down and get one of the tackles (adding Bergeron to the list), one of the WR’s (adding Tillman to the list) and either Crawford or Simpson. Sample is intriguing, but I don’t think he’s ready to start @ mlb year 1 Expand Campbell not Crawford? Have you taken a look at Pappoe? I don't think he's the kind of prospect that McD would be comfortable with penciling in as starter. But I'm on the fence about whether he can be a starter at mic. Quote
Julio Hopkins Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 You will get an over drafted offensive lineman and you will like it. 1 Quote
SCBills Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 6:55 PM, Virgil said: If we go D-Line in the first 2 rounds..... Expand Normally I’d agree, but Nolan Smith would be about as good of a chance as well ever have to get an elite pass rusher in the draft during the Josh Allen era. Similar to Rousseau, missing a season may cause him to drop. Quote
LABILLBACKER Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 6:35 PM, Success said: I've seen mocks that have Bijan Robinson dropping out of the 1st, which are mystifying. If for any reason he drops to 27, I think we'd have to take him (especially if we don't pick up another RB in FA). Thanks for posting, btw. Great rundown. Expand Yes, if we don't land a cheap power back in FA, the bpa meter goes off and you're pretty much obligated to take Bijan. But the 2nd round pick better be OL/ WR. 1 Quote
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