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DRAFT SELECTIONS

PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)

Chop ROBINSON

DE-EDGE Penn State

PROFILE

PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)

Kris JENKINS

DL-EDGE Michigan

PROFILE

PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)

Johnny WILSON

WR Florida State

PROFILE

PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)

Cole BISHOP

S Utah

PROFILE

PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)

Khristian BOYD

DL-EDGE Northern Iowa

PROFILE

PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)

Dadrion TAYLOR-DEMERSON

S Texas Tech

PROFILE

PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)

Andrew RAYM

C Oklahoma

PROFILE

PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)

Isaiah NEYOR

WR Texas

PROFILE

PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)

J.J. WEAVER

LB-EDGE Kentucky

PROFILE

PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)

Carson STEELE

RB UCLA

 

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28: R1 P28 EDGE Bralen Trice - Washington

60: R2 P28 WR Xavier Legette - South Carolina

98: R3 P34 WR Roman Wilson - Michigan

128: R4 P28 S Tykee Smith - Georgia

161: R5 P25 C Drake Nugent - Michigan

164: R5 P28 DL DeWayne Carter - Duke

195: R6 P20 TE Theo Johnson - Penn State

199: R6 P24 S Evan Williams - Oregon

203: R6 P28 DL Fabien Lovett - Florida State

247: R7 P28 EDGE Jalyx Hunt - Houston Baptist

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41.

Troy Franklin

WR Oregon

60.

Bralen Trice

EDGE Washington

62.

McKinnley Jackson

DT Texas A&M

93.

Calen Bullock

S USC

100.

Maason Smith

DT LSU

159.

Drake Nugent

OC Michigan

163.

Tykee Smith

S Georgia

198.

Joe Milton

QB Tennessee

202.

Carson Steele

RB UCLA

206.

Brevyn Spann-Ford

TE Minnesota

246.

Braiden McGregor

EDGE Michigan

247.

Storm Duck

CB Louisville

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1 hour ago, ScorpionZero said:

28: R1 P28 EDGE Bralen Trice - Washington

60: R2 P28 WR Xavier Legette - South Carolina

98: R3 P34 WR Roman Wilson - Michigan

128: R4 P28 S Tykee Smith - Georgia

161: R5 P25 C Drake Nugent - Michigan

164: R5 P28 DL DeWayne Carter - Duke

195: R6 P20 TE Theo Johnson - Penn State

199: R6 P24 S Evan Williams - Oregon

203: R6 P28 DL Fabien Lovett - Florida State

247: R7 P28 EDGE Jalyx Hunt - Houston Baptist

I would be ecstatic with those first 4 picks! Really like Brice, don't think he makes it to 60 in the other mock u posted.

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I have seen several mention two receivers I saw a lot of this year and I believe one will be over drafted and the other under. Johnny Wilson of FSU will be over drafted based on his height and perceived ceiling l, but he is not the hardest worker so likely tops out as a 3rd receiver. Javon Baker of UCF is going to be a 4th or lower and will be a #2 by end of second season. Baker is not quick/fast enough to be a top end #1 but he fights for balls and when on the same page as QB is willing to be the dog you want.

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3 hours ago, ScorpionZero said:

DRAFT SELECTIONS

PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)

Chop ROBINSON

DE-EDGE Penn State

PROFILE

PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)

Kris JENKINS

DL-EDGE Michigan

PROFILE

PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)

Johnny WILSON

WR Florida State

PROFILE

PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)

Cole BISHOP

S Utah

PROFILE

PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)

Khristian BOYD

DL-EDGE Northern Iowa

PROFILE

PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)

Dadrion TAYLOR-DEMERSON

S Texas Tech

PROFILE

PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)

Andrew RAYM

C Oklahoma

PROFILE

PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)

Isaiah NEYOR

WR Texas

PROFILE

PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)

J.J. WEAVER

LB-EDGE Kentucky

PROFILE

PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)

Carson STEELE

RB UCLA

 

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15 hours ago, mrags said:

Lots of trading involved. Gave up my 3rd and 4th next year pretty early. Then decided I wanted some of those picks back. So when trades were offered to me I opted for next years picks instead. Although still came away with a ton for this year. I’m pretty sure we’ll find at least 1 good WR out of the 2 big ones I drafted. At least 1 of the 3 DTs should work out well with at least bodies for the others. I really like Hicks as starting S but I also see Williams as a S as well. I know he’s listed as a LB but he played S in college. Personally I just don’t see how 220 is thick enough to play LB in this league on a consistent basis. But he would get a shot at either. At worst he would be better than expecting AJ Klein to come off his couch and cover the best TE in the history of the league. Picked up a few depth DEs, along with Milton for his skill set for Joshs future backup for years. And I can’t complete a draft without trying to get Jordan, his highlights are incredible to me. I know a little speed back isn’t what we need, but I can’t help but think he could be extremely useful. 
 

52.

Troy Franklin

WR Oregon

 

64.

McKinnley Jackson

DT Texas A&M

 

68.

Xavier Legette

WR South Carolina

 

75.

Jaden Hicks

S Washington State

 

100.

James Williams

LB Miami (FL)

 

145.

Jordan Jefferson

DT LSU

 

150.

Zion Tupuola-Fetui

EDGE Washington

 

159.

Tahj Washington

WR USC

 

167.

Jawhar Jordan

RB Louisville

 

198.

Joe Milton

QB Tennessee

 

206.

Andrew Raym

OC Oklahoma

 

219.

Gabe Hall

DT Baylor

 

246.

Brennan Jackson

EDGE Washington State

 

253.

Rayshad Williams

CB Texas Tech

 

2025 CIN 3rd

2025 LAR 3rd

2025 CAR 3rd

2025 TEN 6th

2025 IND 7th

2025 TEN 4th

 

 

My god. It's...beautiful.

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On 2/23/2024 at 9:13 PM, NewEra said:

Latu is an animal.  I really hope he goes to the nfc, if not Buffalo.  

 

On 2/23/2024 at 9:30 PM, Solomon Grundy said:

Isn't anybody afraid that he may "retire" again? 

Mock draft simulation time is the ONLY time I see @ScorpionZero😂

 

On 2/23/2024 at 9:32 PM, Dr. Who said:

I'm not, unless we draft him. Then I am instantly worried about the prospect.

 

The medical history + projected draft value mirrors Jaelen Phillips' college history innit? 

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5 minutes ago, mrags said:

Yes. Thank you. Some of my best work 

 

Franklin at 52 PLUS Legette at 68 with Jackson between them feels like...unrealistic value. I think Franklin goes 35-40 at absolute latest. He might very well go 1st round over Coleman tbh. There are big, jump-ball guys with limited route trees and less-than elite agility (like Q. Johnson w/ Chargers, Harry w/ Patriots, Claypool w/ Steelers, etc) who haven't translated well recently, and by comparison there are smaller and faster guys who get separation who HAVE shown immediate promise (like Flowers, Atwell, Dell). 

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5 hours ago, Richard Noggin said:

 

 

 

The medical history + projected draft value mirrors Jaelen Phillips' college history innit? 

Yeah, similar in value and and that they both briefly retired from football due to injury.  Other than his last season at Miami, Phillips was always hurt in college.  Latu had one major injury but was relatively healthy the rest of the time.

 

i can definitely understand why others wouldn’t be happy with his selection.  He just looks like a premier edge rusher to me…. If he can remain healthy. 

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21 hours ago, Orlando Tim said:

I have seen several mention two receivers I saw a lot of this year and I believe one will be over drafted and the other under. Johnny Wilson of FSU will be over drafted based on his height and perceived ceiling l, but he is not the hardest worker so likely tops out as a 3rd receiver. Javon Baker of UCF is going to be a 4th or lower and will be a #2 by end of second season. Baker is not quick/fast enough to be a top end #1 but he fights for balls and when on the same page as QB is willing to be the dog you want.


didn’t Baker clock in as one of the fastest WR’s at the senior bowl. At top speed anyway

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28.

Brian Thomas Jr.WR LSU

60.

Kris JenkinsDT Michigan

129.

Marshawn KneelandEDGE Western Michigan

159.

Blake CorumRB Michigan

160.

Malik MustaphaS Wake Forest

162.

Justin EboigbeDT Alabama

170.

Kenny Logan Jr.S Kansas

171.

Khristian BoydDT Nothern Iowa

178.

Zion Tupuola-FetuiEDGE Washington

189.

Tommy EichenbergLB Ohio State

198.

Joshua CephusWR UTSA

202.

Evan WilliamsS Oregon

206.

Nelson CeaserEDGE Houston

246.

Jarvis BrownleeCB Louisville

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33.

Troy FranklinWR Oregon

60.

Kris JenkinsDT Michigan

100.

Blake FisherOT Notre Dame

102.

Blake CorumRB Michigan

129.

Marshawn KneelandEDGE Western Michigan

159.

Tykee SmithS Georgia

162.

Drake NugentOC Michigan

198.

Gabe HallDT Baylor

202.

Evan WilliamsS Oregon

206.

Brevyn Spann-FordTE Minnesota

246.

Braiden McGregorEDGE Michigan

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39

Xavier Legette

WR | South Carolina

TRADE

60

Tyler Nubin

S | Minnesota

70

Blake Corum

RB | Michigan

TRADE

99

Sedrick Van Pran

IOL | Georgia

129

Tykee Smith

S | Georgia

159

Malik Washington

WR | Virginia

162

Javon Solomon

EDGE | Troy

185

Zion Tupuola-Fetui

EDGE | Washington

TRADE

198

Fabien Lovett

DL | Florida State

202

Khristian Boyd

DL | Northern Iowa

206

Andru Phillips

CB | Kentucky

246

Michael Barrett

LB | Michigan

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39

Xavier Legette

WR | South Carolina

TRADE

60

Tyler Nubin

S | Minnesota

70

Blake Corum

RB | Michigan

TRADE

99

Sedrick Van Pran

IOL | Georgia

129

Tykee Smith

S | Georgia

159

Malik Washington

WR | Virginia

162

Javon Solomon

EDGE | Troy

185

Zion Tupuola-Fetui

EDGE | Washington

TRADE

198

Fabien Lovett

DL | Florida State

202

Khristian Boyd

DL | Northern Iowa

206

Andru Phillips

CB | Kentucky

246

Michael Barrett

LB | Michigan

 

Was really digging the first 2 Picks. But there's absolutely no way we're spending a Day 2 pick on RB.

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After doing too many I am happiest with the outcomes of taking a Wr at 28 or a highly rated dlineman falling.  I would consider Newton, Robinson or the kid from UCLA if Thomas is gone. 
 

I think DT can be had day 2.  Wr is deep but I think the talent available at 28 will be a greater impact day 1.  Thomas, Worthy, Franklin add a dimension to the offense Allen has never had before.  I prefer that outcome best.  Hoping the next tier is still there in Rd 2 is a risk I dont like unless the guy in rd 1 upgrades the line.  
 

I think rd 1 is too early for S.  Dejean or Kichenn maybe great players but I would lean into McDermott's ability to find dbs that fit his defense in the middle rounds.  

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On 2/24/2024 at 5:05 PM, Orlando Tim said:

I have seen several mention two receivers I saw a lot of this year and I believe one will be over drafted and the other under. Johnny Wilson of FSU will be over drafted based on his height and perceived ceiling l, but he is not the hardest worker so likely tops out as a 3rd receiver. Javon Baker of UCF is going to be a 4th or lower and will be a #2 by end of second season. Baker is not quick/fast enough to be a top end #1 but he fights for balls and when on the same page as QB is willing to be the dog you want.

Agreed but Wilson is a massive human.  You cant help yourself trying to make that guy work.  These big guys the combine will help separate some.  I think Brian Thomas Jr becomes a top 10 pick after. 

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This was fanspeak bills fambigboard, went BPA. this is what ya get.

 

28: R1 P28 EDGE Bralen Trice - Washington

60: R2 P28 S Tyler Nubin - Minnesota

98: R3 P34 S Calen Bullock - USC

128: R4 P28 WR Jacob Cowing - Arizona

161: R5 P25 DL Justin Eboigbe - Alabama

164: R5 P28 DL Keith Randolph Jr. - Illinois

195: R6 P20 C Kingsley Eguakun - Florida

199: R6 P24 WR Isaiah Williams - Illinois

203: R6 P28 LB Trevin Wallace - Kentucky

247: R7 P28 RB Frank Gore Jr. - Southern Miss

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60.

Kris JenkinsDT Michigan

67.

Roman WilsonWR Michigan

94.

Cade StoverTE Ohio State

98.

Maason SmithDT LSU

103.

Blake CorumRB Michigan

116.

Braden FiskeDT Florida State

148.

Tykee SmithS Georgia

159.

Zion Tupuola-FetuiEDGE Washington

162.

Kitan OladapoS Oregon State

198.

Brevyn Spann-FordTE Minnesota

202.

Nelson CeaserEDGE Houston

206.

Joshua CephusWR UTSA

246.

Kingsley EguakunOC Florida

2025 SF 3rd

2025 SF 3rd

2025 SF 4th

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I drafted a team, trade back, trade back, trade back.

 

Trade Recap

Buffalo Receives:

2024: Round 1, Pick 29

2024: Round 3, Pick 73

2024: Round 6, Pick 207

2025: Round 5

Detroit Receives:

2024: Round 1, Pick 28

Buffalo Receives:

2024: Round 1, Pick 31

2024: Round 3, Pick 94

2024: Round 4, Pick 132

2024: Round 7, Pick 249

2025: Round 4

San Francisco Receives:

2024: Round 1, Pick 29

Buffalo Receives:

2024: Round 3, Pick 96

2024: Round 4, Pick 115

2024: Round 6, Pick 211

Jacksonville Receives:

2024: Round 3, Pick 94

Buffalo Receives:

2024: Round 3, Pick 97

2024: Round 5, Pick 170

2024: Round 5, Pick 178

Philadelphia Receives:

2024: Round 3, Pick 96

My Selections

31

Bralen Trice

EDGE | Washington

TRADE

60

Calen Bullock

S | USC

73

Javon Bullard

S | Georgia

TRADE

97

Braden Fiske

DL | Florida State

TRADE

99

Sedrick Van Pran

IOL | Georgia

115

Johnny Wilson

WR | Florida State

TRADE

129

Cade Stover

TE | Ohio State

132

Will Shipley

RB | Clemson

TRADE

159

Javon Baker

WR | UCF

162

Zion Tupuola-Fetui

EDGE | Washington

170

Jordan Jefferson

DL | LSU

TRADE

178

Fabien Lovett

DL | Florida State

TRADE

198

Jalyx Hunt

EDGE | Houston Baptist

202

Joe Milton

QB | Tennessee

206

Tyrice Knight

LB | UTEP

207

Sataoa Laumea

IOL | Utah

TRADE

211

Andru Phillips

CB | Kentucky

TRADE

246

Garret Greenfield

OT | South Dakota State

249

Evan Williams

S | Oregon

TRADE

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29.

Bralen TriceEDGE Washington

60.

Kris JenkinsDT Michigan

92.

Xavier LegetteWR South Carolina

100.

DeWayne CarterDT Duke

129.

Tyler NubinS Minnesota

159.

Malik WashingtonWR Virginia

162.

Devontez WalkerWR North Carolina

198.

Sean MartinEDGE West Virginia

202.

Evan WilliamsS Oregon

206.

Braiden McGregorEDGE Michigan

246.

Beaux LimmerOC Arkansas

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1 hour ago, ScorpionZero said:

I drafted a team, trade back, trade back, trade back.

 

Trade Recap

Buffalo Receives:

2024: Round 1, Pick 29

2024: Round 3, Pick 73

2024: Round 6, Pick 207

2025: Round 5

Detroit Receives:

2024: Round 1, Pick 28

Buffalo Receives:

2024: Round 1, Pick 31

2024: Round 3, Pick 94

2024: Round 4, Pick 132

2024: Round 7, Pick 249

2025: Round 4

San Francisco Receives:

2024: Round 1, Pick 29

Buffalo Receives:

2024: Round 3, Pick 96

2024: Round 4, Pick 115

2024: Round 6, Pick 211

Jacksonville Receives:

2024: Round 3, Pick 94

Buffalo Receives:

2024: Round 3, Pick 97

2024: Round 5, Pick 170

2024: Round 5, Pick 178

Philadelphia Receives:

2024: Round 3, Pick 96

My Selections

31

Bralen Trice

EDGE | Washington

TRADE

60

Calen Bullock

S | USC

73

Javon Bullard

S | Georgia

TRADE

97

Braden Fiske

DL | Florida State

TRADE

99

Sedrick Van Pran

IOL | Georgia

115

Johnny Wilson

WR | Florida State

TRADE

129

Cade Stover

TE | Ohio State

132

Will Shipley

RB | Clemson

TRADE

159

Javon Baker

WR | UCF

162

Zion Tupuola-Fetui

EDGE | Washington

170

Jordan Jefferson

DL | LSU

TRADE

178

Fabien Lovett

DL | Florida State

TRADE

198

Jalyx Hunt

EDGE | Houston Baptist

202

Joe Milton

QB | Tennessee

206

Tyrice Knight

LB | UTEP

207

Sataoa Laumea

IOL | Utah

TRADE

211

Andru Phillips

CB | Kentucky

TRADE

246

Garret Greenfield

OT | South Dakota State

249

Evan Williams

S | Oregon

TRADE

I couldn’t even keep track…glad you had fun though…🤣👍

 

 

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https://www.buffalobills.com/news/buffalo-bills-nfl-mock-draft-watch-2-0-2024


Most notable of these collected mocks:


February 22: The Athletic, The Athletic NFL Staff

TRADE No. 28, No. 99, No. 192 to MIAMI for No. 21 – WR Brian Thomas Jr., LSU

With Gabe Davis set to hit free agency and the Bills already lacking explosiveness, adding a young, home-run threat with tantalizing potential is top of mind this offseason. Thomas possesses everything the Bills would be after: speed, deep threat, size, leaping ability and a high ceiling to become one of the best in his class. He could quickly take over the X-receiver role Davis vacates and would complement Stefon Diggs nicely. For ever-aggressive Bills GM Brandon Beane, giving up a late third-round pick and a sixth-round pick to move up for Thomas is an easy decision. —Joe Buscaglia

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2 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

https://www.buffalobills.com/news/buffalo-bills-nfl-mock-draft-watch-2-0-2024


Most notable of these collected mocks:


February 22: The Athletic, The Athletic NFL Staff

TRADE No. 28, No. 99, No. 192 to MIAMI for No. 21 – WR Brian Thomas Jr., LSU

With Gabe Davis set to hit free agency and the Bills already lacking explosiveness, adding a young, home-run threat with tantalizing potential is top of mind this offseason. Thomas possesses everything the Bills would be after: speed, deep threat, size, leaping ability and a high ceiling to become one of the best in his class. He could quickly take over the X-receiver role Davis vacates and would complement Stefon Diggs nicely. For ever-aggressive Bills GM Brandon Beane, giving up a late third-round pick and a sixth-round pick to move up for Thomas is an easy decision. —Joe Buscaglia

We have so many picks, I would be ok with trading up to early 20s to grab him. I think there is a noticeable drop-off after him.

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R1:28

ADP

Laiatu Latu

UCLA

EDGE

GRADE

A

R2:60

ADP

Kris Jenkins

Michigan

DL

GRADE

A

R3:99

ADP

Ja'Lynn Polk

Washington

WR

GRADE

A

R4:128

ADP

Cole Bishop

Utah

S

GRADE

A+

R5:158

ADP

DeWayne Carter

Duke

DL

GRADE

A

R5:161

ADP

Evan Williams

Oregon

S

GRADE

B

R6:197

ADP

Jacob Cowing

Arizona

WR

GRADE

B

R6:201

ADP

Andrew Raym

Oklahoma

C

GRADE

D

R6:205

ADP

Braiden McGregor

Michigan

EDGE

GRADE

D

R7:245

ADP

Marcellas Dial

South Carolina

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Personally, this might be favorite mock I’ve had. Aside from missing out on Javon Bullard @ pick 100 by 2 spots, so traded back and picked up some future equity, the draft fell pretty much perfectly for BPA & Need. 
 

A+ IMO. 

 

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Staying put works out GREAT in this one.

 

Question, though, for ye fellow WR train conductors: when Byron Murphy falls to 28 and Brian Thomas Jr is gone already, do you just take Murphy because BPA at a position of need, or do you slide down to the next WRs on your board, whether that's Mitchell or Franklin or whomever? 

 

This comes up a lot in 2024 mocks and probably mirrors a pivotal real-world debate for the actual franchise: D-line vs WR at end of 1st round? Obviously depends who slides, but can't you just see some juicy DT/DE just sitting there at 28 while WRs Thomas and Franklin are already off the board? 

 

(Here in my mock I figured Thomas has too much #1 potential to pass on for a position (DT) that seems to have real value on Day Two.)

 

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IMO Beane should strongly consider trading our 1st next year + pick 60 + whatever to acquire another 1st this year so we can end the first night of the draft with a pair of top flight dynamic WR’s for the next 5 years

 

if not that, at least move up in Round 2 to snag another

 

But, the benefit of them both being 1st rounders is the extra year of control

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1 hour ago, Richard Noggin said:

Staying put works out GREAT in this one.

 

Question, though, for ye fellow WR train conductors: when Byron Murphy falls to 28 and Brian Thomas Jr is gone already, do you just take Murphy because BPA at a position of need, or do you slide down to the next WRs on your board, whether that's Mitchell or Franklin or whomever? 

 

This comes up a lot in 2024 mocks and probably mirrors a pivotal real-world debate for the actual franchise: D-line vs WR at end of 1st round? Obviously depends who slides, but can't you just see some juicy DT/DE just sitting there at 28 while WRs Thomas and Franklin are already off the board? 

 

(Here in my mock I figured Thomas has too much #1 potential to pass on for a position (DT) that seems to have real value on Day Two.)

 

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honestly it’s too bad we can’t draft both Texas DT’s and WR’s

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41 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

IMO Beane should strongly consider trading our 1st next year + pick 60 + whatever to acquire another 1st this year so we can end the first night of the draft with a pair of top flight dynamic WR’s for the next 5 years

 

if not that, at least move up in Round 2 to snag another

 

But, the benefit of them both being 1st rounders is the extra year of control

 

While the base part of me loves just aggressively eliminating a looming roster need like this, and flipping it into a strength...I don't LOVE the likely answer to the next obvious question: how does Stephen Diggs react to the Bills very visibly giving up major draft capital to draft a SECOND 1st rd WR in 2024? Seems like you could just keep Diggs and pair him with a single young talent + Shakir + Kincaid/Knox (with Shorter and Shavers again competing for the 3rd barrier target). 

 

The obviousness of the proposed AGGRESSIVE WR grab would rely on Diggs' character to avoid disruption. 

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17 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

https://www.buffalobills.com/news/buffalo-bills-nfl-mock-draft-watch-2-0-2024


Most notable of these collected mocks:


February 22: The Athletic, The Athletic NFL Staff

TRADE No. 28, No. 99, No. 192 to MIAMI for No. 21 – WR Brian Thomas Jr., LSU

With Gabe Davis set to hit free agency and the Bills already lacking explosiveness, adding a young, home-run threat with tantalizing potential is top of mind this offseason. Thomas possesses everything the Bills would be after: speed, deep threat, size, leaping ability and a high ceiling to become one of the best in his class. He could quickly take over the X-receiver role Davis vacates and would complement Stefon Diggs nicely. For ever-aggressive Bills GM Brandon Beane, giving up a late third-round pick and a sixth-round pick to move up for Thomas is an easy decision. —Joe Buscaglia

 

Well that's really nice of Miami to let us pick a guy we'll use to beat their brains in for the next 5 years at least 😆

 

I wouldn't hate it. But if we're giving up a 3rd, then we really need to be even more judicious with our spending and make sure we're covering an extra, important hole in FA. I believe with the general devaluing of the position in Drafts, you could find a potential Starter at Safety in Round 3. Or a potential future Starter or at least 3rd DT (which gets a LOT of reps with how often they rotate). And I expected Round 3 to cover one of those.

 

And I'm not sure that would be enough for 21. Even in the more modern Rich Hill model (which is less expensive than the old Jimmy Johnson model and more in line with modern trades) - 28, 99, and 192 isn't even enough for 22: https://www.drafttek.com/NFL-Trade-Value-Chart-Rich-Hill.asp

 

Personally, I'm hoping if he's Beane's guy, that he's still there at 24. We can move 28, 129, and 162 for 24 - giving up our 4th and our second 5th and retaining our 3rd.

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19 hours ago, Prospector said:

We have so many picks, I would be ok with trading up to early 20s to grab him. I think there is a noticeable drop-off after him.

We have a lot of late picks that are not worth much in trade.  We only have 3 picks in top 100.  IF they have more than Ed Oliver, Greg Rousseau, Eli Ankou and Kingsley Jonathan under contract at DL before the draft, OK trade away 99 if they must, but I think more likely they trade back from 28 and trade up in maybe 4th or 5th round.  They need young, cheap, players who can play some snaps early.  It’s the cap that is driving that.

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9 minutes ago, OldTimer1960 said:

We have a lot of late picks that are not worth much in trade.  We only have 3 picks in top 100.  IF they have more than Ed Oliver, Greg Rousseau, Eli Ankou and Kingsley Jonathan under contract at DL before the draft, OK trade away 99 if they must, but I think more likely they trade back from 28 and trade up in maybe 4th or 5th round.  They need young, cheap, players who can play some snaps early.  It’s the cap that is driving that.

Makes sense... but I also like a lot of DLine in this draft even in later rounds

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13 hours ago, Richard Noggin said:

Staying put works out GREAT in this one.

 

Question, though, for ye fellow WR train conductors: when Byron Murphy falls to 28 and Brian Thomas Jr is gone already, do you just take Murphy because BPA at a position of need, or do you slide down to the next WRs on your board, whether that's Mitchell or Franklin or whomever? 

 

This comes up a lot in 2024 mocks and probably mirrors a pivotal real-world debate for the actual franchise: D-line vs WR at end of 1st round? Obviously depends who slides, but can't you just see some juicy DT/DE just sitting there at 28 while WRs Thomas and Franklin are already off the board? 

 

(Here in my mock I figured Thomas has too much #1 potential to pass on for a position (DT) that seems to have real value on Day Two.)

 

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Any draft coming away with Franklin/Thomas AND sweat is A++ for me. Honestly I would willingly just take JAGs at all other pics of we came away with those 2. 

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