Mock draft season

[Dr. Who]

8 hours ago, Richard Noggin said:

 

Agreed, but Williams is a Rice-ish pick at WR that doesn't really help the Bills unless they're willing to redesign the offense for a movement WR...

Somewhere in one of these threads @LEBills has a pretty devastating analysis of Williams. He's a definite "no" for me.

[RyanC883]

wanted to see what happened if I took a WR first.  Here are the results.  A bit light at DT, but the Edges and LB look nice.  Offense upgrades at WR and RB replacement for Cook.  Thoughts? 

 

15 hours ago, OldTimer1960 said:

If they wait until where they sit in round 2, they will be lucky to even get Porter.  They could be looking at worse options at CB by then.  
 

Now, to be clear I’m not excited about trading up in round 2 because I don’t like the idea of trading both 4ths and I very much don’t want to trade next year’s 1 or 2.  

 

I agree about not trading up in Rd. 2.  I also think a guy drafted later like Alexander form LSU could contribute this season.  Dane Jackson is a NFL CB2, so I'm really not getting the hate here.  With a solid DL, I think safety may be more of an issue.  Some nice guys also available later in the draft.  

[OldTimer1960]

51 minutes ago, RyanC883 said:

wanted to see what happened if I took a WR first.  Here are the results.  A bit light at DT, but the Edges and LB look nice.  Offense upgrades at WR and RB replacement for Cook.  Thoughts? 

 

 

I agree about not trading up in Rd. 2.  I also think a guy drafted later like Alexander form LSU could contribute this season.  Dane Jackson is a NFL CB2, so I'm really not getting the hate here.  With a solid DL, I think safety may be more of an issue.  Some nice guys also available later in the draft.  

You think more highly of Dane Jackson than I do.  I’m happy he is back as a reserve, but I hope he isn’t starting.

[LEBills]

1 hour ago, Dr. Who said:

Somewhere in one of these threads @LEBills has a pretty devastating analysis of Williams. He's a definite "no" for me.

 

 

[Special K]

One move down, one move up....jackpot!!

 

[GunnerBill]

4 hours ago, Dr. Who said:

Somewhere in one of these threads @LEBills has a pretty devastating analysis of Williams. He's a definite "no" for me.

 

And he is spot on by the way. 

[Dr. Who]

2 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

And he is spot on by the way. 

My current, but still changeable view on WR is that I'd take Bond in the second for the speed, even though he's obviously not a perfect boundary receiver. And I've been convinced that Kyle Williams might be worth a shot later. It doesn't seem to me that the fella we would want is necessarily in this draft; maybe Golden, but I wouldn't trade up to get him.

 

I was keen on Jayden Higgins for a while, but I doubt he has explosive play ability, though he's more athletic than some give him credit for.

[OldTimer1960]

17 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

How do you figure? 

 

You take a need at 30. In the case of this discussion, let's say it's DT over CB. And let's say the board is falling in a way that 56 is just a tad low for CB. Well, you could trade 56 and 109 in Round 4 and move up 10 picks to 46. And you'd still have 62 in Round 2 and 132 in Round 4 as well.

 

We have 7 picks on Day 3 and 10 picks in total. 10 players aren't making this roster. You can move up in Round 2 without sacrificing the other pick.

Those late 5ths and the 6th are unlikely to get much in trade and they are pretty late to hope for much more than getting lucky and finding 1 decent player out of those 4 picks.

 

My $.02 worth is use a couple of those 5ths to improve the spot of one of the 4ths.  Alternatively, you could package 2 of the 5ths and get about to the middle of round 4 - thereby having 3 4th round picks.

Edited Saturday at 07:01 PM by OldTimer1960

[mannc]

23 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

WIN. Our DL overall becomes one of the biggest and most powerful in the league 

I just don’t see how Grant gets to 30, or even 25.  Too good to be true.

[Thrivefourfive]

On 1/30/2025 at 8:40 AM, RyanC883 said:

 

debated taking Burden at 15, but Mike Green looks like the real deal at Edge.  Was happy to get Higgins in the second and Bryant in the 4th. Really hit on some 1T's who are available later in the draft, and solidified backup LB.  Would have liked to get a CB and/or S, but none matched up with BPA.  

A top EDGE from a school so small would be a  first in the business based on last year’s ESPN’s rankings. Risky. Almost anll are from big time schools. Except Maxx 

 

 

[Warriorspikes51]

[H2o]

Made a couple of trades to move back. Picked up a 2nd and 4 3rd's in the process. I know this would NEVER work out this way, but one can dream 

 

56. Walter Nolen / DT / Ole Miss

62. Alfred Collins / DT / Texas

63. Darien Porter / CB / Iowa State

66. Bradyn Swinson / EDGE / LSU

71. Elic Ayomanor / WR / Stanford

93. Gunnar Helm / TE / Texas

95. CJ West / DT / Indiana

169. Kyle McCord / QB / Syracuse

170. Teddye Buchanan / LB / California

 

This would give us a upper tier 3-tech prospect, an upper tier 1-tech prospect, an upper tier CB prospect, an upper tier DE prospect, a solid WR prospect who is being heralded as a sleeper by some, a CLEAR upgrade on Quintin Morris (and a TE who could develop into much more), another 1-tech guy with solid potential, a backup QB prospect, and the ole LB/ST's guy. 

Edited Sunday at 04:49 PM by H2o

[nosejob]

7 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

This would be an awesome start!

[TheBeaneBandit]

8 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Where's the beef!!! Well, you just provided it lol. I'm thinking Collins could go in the top half of the round though. I'm getting a vibe that there is going to be a fierce run on DTs this draft because of the Eagles performance. #CopyCatLeague

Edited Sunday at 01:17 PM by TheBeaneBandit

[Warriorspikes51]

[JoeF]

R1 P30 DL Derrick Harmon - Oregon

R2 P2 CB Maxwell Hairston - Kentucky

R2 P30 RB TreVeyon Henderson - Ohio State

R4 P12 DL Jamaree Caldwell - Oregon

R5 P2 CB Zy Alexander - LSU

R5 P8 WR Kyle Williams - Washington State

R5 P32 S R.J. Mickens - Clemson

R5 P35 C Joshua Gray - Oregon State

R6 P1 EDGE Elijah Ponder - Cal Poly

R6 P30 LB Shaun Dolac - Buffalo

 

Gave up next year's Rd 2 to move up for Hairston.  Henderson was simply BPA when my turn came up (Also thinking about not being able to afford Cook). Coach Addae coached Zy Alexander....swapped some picks in the fourth and fifth to not overdraft a couple of guys.  Wanted to pair Harmon with Caldwell...Homer draft for Dolac...couldn't help myself.

Edited Sunday at 07:53 PM by JoeF

[TheBeaneBandit]

2 minutes ago, JoeF said:

R1 P30 DL Derrick Harmon - Oregon

R2 P2 CB Maxwell Hairston - Kentucky

R2 P30 RB TreVeyon Henderson - Ohio State

R4 P12 DL Jamaree Caldwell - Oregon

R5 P2 CB Zy Alexander - LSU

R5 P8 WR Kyle Williams - Washington State

R5 P32 S R.J. Mickens - Clemson

R5 P35 C Joshua Gray - Oregon State

R6 P1 EDGE Elijah Ponder - Cal Poly

R6 P30 LB Shaun Dolac - Buffalo

 

Gave up next year's Rd 2 to move up for Hairston.  Coach Addae coached Zy Alexandar....swapped some picks in the fourth and fifth to not overdraft a couple of guys.  Wanted to pair Harmon with Caldwell...Homer draft for Dolac...couldn't help myself.

Absolutely love it 👍

[JoeF]

54 minutes ago, TheBeaneBandit said:

Absolutely love it 👍

Beane's current interview is great stuff ... he just said Bills corners can't be pile inspectors - have to be physical..😂

[nosejob]

1 hour ago, JoeF said:

R1 P30 DL Derrick Harmon - Oregon

R2 P2 CB Maxwell Hairston - Kentucky

R2 P30 RB TreVeyon Henderson - Ohio State

R4 P12 DL Jamaree Caldwell - Oregon

R5 P2 CB Zy Alexander - LSU

R5 P8 WR Kyle Williams - Washington State

R5 P32 S R.J. Mickens - Clemson

R5 P35 C Joshua Gray - Oregon State

R6 P1 EDGE Elijah Ponder - Cal Poly

R6 P30 LB Shaun Dolac - Buffalo

 

Gave up next year's Rd 2 to move up for Hairston.  Henderson was simply BPA when my turn came up (Also thinking about not being able to afford Cook). Coach Addae coached Zy Alexander....swapped some picks in the fourth and fifth to not overdraft a couple of guys.  Wanted to pair Harmon with Caldwell...Homer draft for Dolac...couldn't help myself.

Harmon and Caldwell both would be a get. That 2nd   2nd  I'd rather an Edge.

[wppete]

Wouldn’t be mad at all with this outcome… would be a HR draft. 

 

30

Trey Amos

CB | Mississippi

B+

 

56

Alfred Collins

DL | Texas

A+

 

62

Isaiah Bond

WR | Texas

B+

 

109

Jamaree Caldwell

DL | Oregon

C+

 

132

Ashton Gillotte

EDGE | Louisville

A+

 

169

Zah Frazier

CB | UTSA

B+

 

170

Miles Frazier

IOL | LSU

A+

 

173

Jonas Sanker

S | Virginia

A+

 

177

Teddye Buchanan

LB | California

A+

 

206

Jaydon Blue

RB | Texas

A+