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Barnwell's All-Trades Mock Draft: Wild deals for 32 NFL teams

2. New York Giants

Giants get: 1-12; 1-22; 2-56; 2019 second-round pick; DE Shaq Lawson
Bills get: 1-2

Another pair of former co-workers team up here. Bills general manager Brandon Beane recently worked under Giants GM Dave Gettleman during their time in Carolina, and in fact, if Beane hadn't left last offseason to go to Buffalo, he likely would be in charge of football operations for the Panthers right now. Beane has been stockpiling picks to presumably go after a quarterback in the draft, but with the Jets moving up to No. 3 , his only way to get ahead of Gang Green is to make a deal with their crosstown rivals.

The decision to trade Jason Pierre-Paul was curious for the Giants, given that it seemingly opens a spot in the lineup for star edge-rusher Bradley Chubb at second overall. Gettleman has suggested that he believes Eli Manning can play at a competitive level for several more seasons, so while it's unlikely the Giants will find themselves in a better spot to draft Manning's replacement, they might be comfortable rolling with their 37-year-old starter and upgrading the team around him.

They can do that by drafting Chubb or Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelson at No. 2, but after years of disastrous drafts under Jerry Reese, the Giants have more than one hole to fill. If they want to roll with Eli, trading down would give them the ability to draft multiple offensive linemen with a shot of making an impact on this year's roster. This deal also would let them take a flier on Lawson, a solid run defender who hasn't been healthy or effective as an edge rusher after being drafted in the first round by Doug Whaley in 2016. Then they could make another move depending on what happens at the top of the draft. If they're interested in Nelson or a quarterback like Baker Mayfield, maybe they use some of these picks to trade up with the Colts and move from 12 to six.

Buffalo has no shot of moving to the top spot, but this is the next best thing. Beane has to give up both of his first-round picks and a second-rounder this year and next, but the Bills would still have at least one pick in each round of this year's draft. Buffalo can draft its quarterback of the future without having to entirely mortgage that future in the process.

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2018 NFL Mock Draft: Browns make Josh Allen the top pick, Cards trade up for Josh Rosen

4. Buffalo Bills (via mock trade with Browns [from Houston])

Sam Darnold, QB, USC. The Bills look at the board with the eyes-wide-open emoji, as Darnold and Josh Rosen remain on the board at No. 4. With the cost slightly reduced at this juncture, the Bills make a trade with the man they did business with -- John Dorsey -- in last year's draft to get the immensely talented but somewhat raw Darnold.

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2 minutes ago, ddaryl said:

 

 

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

 

I know it is before 10 am here, dd, but this made me want to go out and get celebratory burrito.

 

Edit:  in other words, all things food are big with me.

 

 

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Just now, 26CornerBlitz said:

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My favorite mock draft yet!!! 

 

OMG can you imagine getting Rosen at 12 AND Vander Esch at 22?! Plus keeping ALL our picks... sounds too good to be true! lol 

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Just now, BillsFan4 said:

My favorite mock draft yet!!! 

 

OMG can you imagine getting Rosen at 12 AND Vander Esch at 22?! Plus keeping ALL our picks... sounds too good to be true! lol 

 

That would be crazy good!

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2 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:

My favorite mock draft yet!!! 

 

OMG can you imagine getting Rosen at 12 AND Vander Esch at 22?! Plus keeping ALL our picks... sounds too good to be true! lol 

It is too good to be true. But more realistic would be Rosen at 5-7 and we are somehow able to keep 22 (doubtful but possible)

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5 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:

My favorite mock draft yet!!! 

 

OMG can you imagine getting Rosen at 12 AND Vander Esch at 22?! Plus keeping ALL our picks... sounds too good to be true! lol 

 

Rosen is not my favorite QB, but I would walk away from this super happy. 

 

Also, on a non-bills note- I think Sony Michel would be super fun in that Eagles offense. 

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9. BILLS (VIA 49ERS): JOSH ROSEN, QB, UCLA
Brandon Beane is looking at all options to deal up. This one won’t require giving up both his 1s .

22. BILLS: JAMES DANIELS, G/C, IOWA
The payoff for being patient in trading up is a guy who could be a 10-year cornerstone at one of two positions of need.

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Mock Draft: April 17 | Draft Analyst

 

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Buffalo Bills  (via Cincinnati Bengals)

Mike McGlinchey

OT

Notre Dame

Analysis: The Bills will do all they can to move up and select a quarterback, but what if they can’t? They lost two starting offensive linemen this offseason and need immediate help up front.

 

22

Buffalo Bills

Lamar Jackson

QB

Louisville

Analysis: This is the contingency plan if the Bills can’t move up and draft one of the top three quarterbacks.

 

No. 53 Buffalo Bills - James Washington/WR/Oklahoma State
No. 56 Buffalo Bills - Kyzir White/S/West Virginia
No. 65 Buffalo Bills - Frank Ragnow/C/Arkansas
No. 96 Buffalo Bills - Armani Watts/S/Texas A&M

 

 

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