2026 Mock Draft Thread

[Kaenon]

Oh wait, this isn't 2011 anymore and we're not perennially picking 9th or 11th.

 

There is always meaningful football to be played in this Josh Allen era that we are blessed with! 

 

But, in case Beane needs some help...let's throw a super early Mock Draft together to get this ball rollin'.

 

 

1 - WR Makai Lemon, USC

2 - WR KC Concepcion, Texas A&M

3 - EDGE Cashius Howell, Texas A&M

4 - IOL Trey Zuhn, Texas A&M

5 - LB

7 (1) - Give me a CB or S here

7 (2) - BPA, whoever possesses the most athleticism and upside at any position 

 

 

Edit 1/26/2026:

So, a couple of my guys are a lot higher up draft boards than I was originally hoping, so I need to alter my board a bit. 

 

1 - WR KC Concepcion, Texas A&M

2 - S Genesis Smith, Arizona

3 - Edge, Joshua Jospehs, TENN

4 - IOL

5 - LB

7 - CB

7 - WR

 

Edited January 26 by Kaenon

[Pete]

Bills spent nearly every draft pick on Defense, and will probably need to spend most picks again on defense.  Bills need DE, LB, CB, Slot, S, and WR1, WR2 IMO.  Perhaps more OL.  Beane, or whomever is making draft selections has to rock this offseason.  Pats are gonna have $60 million cap space, Jets are loaded with premium draft picks, Dolphins will have high draft picks.  Bengals, Chiefs, Ravens, etc will have softer schedules and better draft picks,.   Bills must improve to keep up.

[SoonerBillsFan]

WR with every pick

[Mark Vader]

On 12/6/2025 at 4:22 PM, Kaenon said:

Oh wait, this isn't 2011 anymore and we're not perennially picking 9th or 11th.

 

There is always meaningful football to be played in this Josh Allen era that we are blessed with! 

 

But, in case Beane needs some help...let's throw a super early Mock Draft together to get this ball rollin'.

 

 

1 - WR Makai Lemon, USC

2 - WR KC Concepcion, Texas A&M

3 - EDGE Cashius Howell, Texas A&M

4 - IOL Trey Zuhn, Texas A&M

5 - LB

7 (1) - Give me a CB or S here

7 (2) - BPA, whoever possesses the most athleticism and upside at any position 

Lots of love for the Aggies.

[Rocbillsfan1]

I’ve recently been doing a ton of mocks. The bills have so many needs but wr is obviously one of them. I have a lot of different mocks that I like but today did one where I ended up with KC Concepcion, Brazzell, and Antonio Williams with my first three picks before adding depth to LB, DL, and Dbs. The idea of remaking our wide receiver room with 1 draft is very intriguing. 

[BillsShredder83]

On 12/6/2025 at 7:22 PM, Kaenon said:

Oh wait, this isn't 2011 anymore and we're not perennially picking 9th or 11th.

 

There is always meaningful football to be played in this Josh Allen era that we are blessed with! 

 

But, in case Beane needs some help...let's throw a super early Mock Draft together to get this ball rollin'.

 

 

1 - WR Makai Lemon, USC

2 - WR KC Concepcion, Texas A&M

3 - EDGE Cashius Howell, Texas A&M

4 - IOL Trey Zuhn, Texas A&M

5 - LB

7 (1) - Give me a CB or S here

7 (2) - BPA, whoever possesses the most athleticism and upside at any position 

Im past the point of acting like a slot WR isnt a premium position. Look at St Brown and JSN (who's admittedly played outside a lot more this year).... but you couldn't take both these guys lol

 

Also KC wont be there any later than early 2nd. Howell will go in 1st.

 

But yeah 😂😂😂 id take this draft. Might take these guys getting caught robbing a bank together though lol

[BillsShredder83]

On 12/11/2025 at 4:49 PM, Pete said:

Bills spent nearly every draft pick on Defense, and will probably need to spend most picks again on defense.  Bills need DE, LB, CB, Slot, S, and WR1, WR2 IMO.  Perhaps more OL.  Beane, or whomever is making draft selections has to rock this offseason.  Pats are gonna have $60 million cap space, Jets are loaded with premium draft picks, Dolphins will have high draft picks.  Bengals, Chiefs, Ravens, etc will have softer schedules and better draft picks,.   Bills must improve to keep up.

Sorry. Defense has to go on back burner. If you want premium drsft picks for defense again, get off you ass, and go sign a LEGITIMATE BIG LAND D.C. 

 

Outside of that, your left with what youre left with. 

 

If your kid keep crashing his Honda Accords because he doesn't know how to drive, going out and getting him a Porsche 911 isnt going to help 🤷‍♂️

 

We need to:

 

1. trade up / trade for an established #1

2. Sign or draft a 2nd quality guy 

 

3. Draft a quality IOL

 

That doesn't leave much room for players that are going to take 3 years to understand our garbage ass playbook. Go get your safety in the 4th.

 

Support the guy that makes us who we are.

 

We're trying to win a race. We have a Ferrari, but it has no tires

[BillsShredder83]

13 minutes ago, Rocbillsfan1 said:

I’ve recently been doing a ton of mocks. The bills have so many needs but wr is obviously one of them. I have a lot of different mocks that I like but today did one where I ended up with KC Concepcion, Brazzell, and Antonio Williams with my first three picks before adding depth to LB, DL, and Dbs. The idea of remaking our wide receiver room with 1 draft is very intriguing. 

Man i like Concepcion but im souring on him as of late. I hate Brazell. Williams is interesting but we can't draft 3 guys like that lol

 

Id much rather use that ammo, go up, get Lemon ~15th'ish. Boom! You got your volume 3d guy. 

 

Orrrrrr go all in and grab Tate if he makes it past like 6th or 7th... probably won't though

 

The comp for Lemon i liked the most is "pocket sized Nacua". Its literally perfect. 

 

Sign a decent outside WR. Next year is the year you go get your legit outside guy if you still need to.  

 

Its:

Tier 1

1. Tyson

 

Tier 1a

2. Tate

 

Tier 3 (cant even call it 2)

-Denzel Boston

-Chris Bell (my fav from this tier because he might be there in 2nd, and i trust more than Boston - who would be 1st rder)

 

Tier4

-Deion Burks

-Bryce Lance -a guy i 100% believe we need to target hardddd. Classic low floor/high ceiling gamble

 

[frostbitmic]

I seem to grab Chris Bell WR Louisville with my first pick in most mock drafts I've done ... He's 6'2" 220 and runs a 4.44 40.

 

I admit that in every mock I've done so far I've gone WR in the 1st round and Bell is always at the top of the list by then or Boston is.

 

 

[Bill from NYC]

I am surprised that nobody mentioned WR Germie Bernard from Alabama. Germie is everything Keon Coleman was supposed to be and much more. I'm not a scout but I have watched every play of every game he has played in at Alabama and here is what I see:

 

The kid isn't a speed burner but he is big, very strong, almost always seems to be open, and has great hands. He is a very good blocker and makes the difficult catches. He finds the endzone, and even gains yardage on trick handoff plays.

 

Germie is also NOT a headcase. He is quiet, unassuming, and the coaches love him. Anything is possible but I cannot pictire this kid having off field issues. The team that drafts him is going to be extremely happy. He probably will not go in round one because he isn't a speed burner.

 

@GunnerBill, what do you think?

[GunnerBill]

1 hour ago, Bill from NYC said:

I am surprised that nobody mentioned WR Germie Bernard from Alabama. Germie is everything Keon Coleman was supposed to be and much more. I'm not a scout but I have watched every play of every game he has played in at Alabama and here is what I see:

 

The kid isn't a speed burner but he is big, very strong, almost always seems to be open, and has great hands. He is a very good blocker and makes the difficult catches. He finds the endzone, and even gains yardage on trick handoff plays.

 

Germie is also NOT a headcase. He is quiet, unassuming, and the coaches love him. Anything is possible but I cannot pictire this kid having off field issues. The team that drafts him is going to be extremely happy. He probably will not go in round one because he isn't a speed burner.

 

@GunnerBill, what do you think?

 

Interesting player and kind of "my type" because I think he is a pretty advanced and nuanced route runner, which is always the first thing I'm looking for. I think that really shows up against zone coverage where he just has that almost Stefon Diggs esque habit of finding the hole in the coverage where he can just sit down and be an option for his Quarterback. Does have good hands and seems to have eradicated the concentration drops in 2025. 

 

The negatives? I think he really struggles to separate vs man coverage and for all you say about his strength I think man corners who get physical and get hands on him generally get the better of him. Then there is the lack of explosiveness. And I just don't know what his elite trait is that I hang my hat on. I'm still early so will be watching more of him and more of others but right now I have an indicative second on him. Combine will matter, if he runs slowly I can see him possibly even sliding to early 3rd. His NFL ceiling is a Z receiver, #2 type IMO. I have heard Jakobi Myers thrown out there as a comp and I quite like that. 

[gonzo1105]

14 hours ago, Bill from NYC said:

I am surprised that nobody mentioned WR Germie Bernard from Alabama. Germie is everything Keon Coleman was supposed to be and much more. I'm not a scout but I have watched every play of every game he has played in at Alabama and here is what I see:

 

The kid isn't a speed burner but he is big, very strong, almost always seems to be open, and has great hands. He is a very good blocker and makes the difficult catches. He finds the endzone, and even gains yardage on trick handoff plays.

 

Germie is also NOT a headcase. He is quiet, unassuming, and the coaches love him. Anything is possible but I cannot pictire this kid having off field issues. The team that drafts him is going to be extremely happy. He probably will not go in round one because he isn't a speed burner.

 

@GunnerBill, what do you think?

 

Haha I was scouting a ton of WR's I'll post it in this thread as my preliminary and I have Germie Bernard way higher than the consensus on him. I think he is in play at the end of round 1 but he really is this year's Emeka Egbuka with less production. Just a guy who isn't sexy but makes plays, goes about his business, and finally broke out of the shadow of the very overrated Ryan Williams this year. 

[gonzo1105]

Here is my very preliminary ranking for Wide Receivers in this draft. I have been watching these guys for months. Its obviously a position the Bills need so I put an early and high priority on it. Some of these guys will not enter the draft this year as they will enter the transfer portal so this list will shrink for sure. Some of these guys were hurt so had to watch tape from 2024 as well. 

 

My overall analysis without having injury reports, scouting combine information, and interviews is this is a very nice WR draft. I would even say that it rivals the 2024 NFL Draft when it comes to WR. Maybe not the upside of Harrison, Nabers, Odunze but carries a lot of good depth with a lot of different types of WR's. You can get your big X WR, find a size Z or a shifty Z, slot guys, and guys who can punt return. The top is going to be interesting because are you going to take a safe floor guy who you know will be a good to great player in the NFL or are you going to take a lower floor guy who can be a top 5 guy thats more risky. 

 

Here you go: 

 

1. Carnell Tate WR Ohio State

2. Jordan Tyson WR Arizona State

3. Makai Lemon WR USC

4. KC Concepcion WR Texas A&M

5. Germie Bernard  WR Alabama

6. Chris Brazell WR Tennessee

7. Denzel Boston WR Washington

8. Malachi Fields WR Notre Dame

9. Zachariah Branch WR Georgia

10. Nic Anderson WR LSU (Didn't play much this year and might not enter but 2024 tape at OU was fantastic)

11. Ja'Kobi Lane WR USC

12. Ian Strong  WR Rutgers

13. Elijah Surratt WR Indiana

14. Chris Bell WR Louisville

15. C.J. Daniels WR Miami

16. Bryce Lance WR North Dakota State

17. Skylar Bell WR UConn

18. Aaron Anderson WR LSU

19. Omar Cooper WR Indiana

20. Antonio Williams WR Clemson 

[streetkings01]

OP loves his Aggies 

[SoonerBillsFan]

Let's be 100% Honest, we need to hit on a WR that can come in and perform NOW and a trade or FA that can do the same.

[Johnnycage46]

36 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Let's be 100% Honest, we need to hit on a WR that can come in and perform NOW and a trade or FA that can do the same.

100%. With a bonafide #1 on this team RIGHT NOW, we would be fine (running game and TEs are good as is (pending kincaid health)). A real stud #1 would change everything

[NORWOODS FOOT]

On 12/11/2025 at 5:53 PM, SoonerBillsFan said:

WR with every pick

With Beane picking they would all miraculously suck… lol

 

[OldTimer1960]

On 12/27/2025 at 11:23 PM, BillsShredder83 said:

Sorry. Defense has to go on back burner. If you want premium drsft picks for defense again, get off you ass, and go sign a LEGITIMATE BIG LAND D.C. 

 

Outside of that, your left with what youre left with. 

 

If your kid keep crashing his Honda Accords because he doesn't know how to drive, going out and getting him a Porsche 911 isnt going to help 🤷‍♂️

 

We need to:

 

1. trade up / trade for an established #1

2. Sign or draft a 2nd quality guy 

 

3. Draft a quality IOL

 

That doesn't leave much room for players that are going to take 3 years to understand our garbage ass playbook. Go get your safety in the 4th.

 

Support the guy that makes us who we are.

 

We're trying to win a race. We have a Ferrari, but it has no tires

Where they are picking (late in each round), they will be doing well just to find a few good players- I know they need to prioritize certain positions (particularly WR), but they can’t afford to reach for a lesser player at a position of need if there are better options at other positions.  Besides QB, I don’t think there are many positions where they could not add a good player.

[BillsShredder83]

On 1/25/2026 at 3:57 PM, OldTimer1960 said:

Where they are picking (late in each round), they will be doing well just to find a few good players- I know they need to prioritize certain positions (particularly WR), but they can’t afford to reach for a lesser player at a position of need if there are better options at other positions.  Besides QB, I don’t think there are many positions where they could not add a good player.

Agreed to an extent. That’s why I’m not against trading up. You don’t throw it around willy‑nilly, but trading up is one of the few ways to make BPA and need line up perfectly (after FA).

 

Outside of the DL: on defense you’re only as strong as your weakest piece. If six of your back seven are set exactly how you want, then sure—grab that last piece. Offense doesn’t work the same way; adding one elite player is always a major plus.

 

If you have two equally graded players at equally important positions and the only difference is offense vs. defense, the tie should go to the offense eight times out of ten. This isn’t saying defense isn’t important—just my overall roster‑building philosophy. Your premium picks should shade toward the offense, especially when you have Josh Allen.

 

You can only keep so many solid/good players at a time because of the FA cycle. You reach a point where adding a game‑breaker > adding two solid players. I fully believe that’s where we are. Time to splurge at WR, plug that gap for four years, then pick and choose your pieces from there—not the other way around.