Bills Related Draft News & Discussion

[SoonerBillsFan]

  On 4/18/2025 at 9:01 PM, TheBeaneBandit said:

Cook maybe gets you up two or three spots in the first round. You'd be better off trying to get a late second or early third round pick for him.

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I see your point. RB is a thing Dallas needs. My trade gives them an established one ( and the press would be good for their egos) and they still have a 1st round pick.

 

That would make their fanbase happy.

  On 4/18/2025 at 9:39 PM, Warriorspikes51 said:

Jones is the type who would do the deal.  Cook and 30 for 12

 

who would the Bills take at #12?   Nolen?

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Yes and YES!

[JaCrispy]

  On 4/18/2025 at 8:35 PM, njbuff said:

Who you drafting?

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If we got up to 12 with a trade of Cook and our first+, I’m trading back down to 20 and taking Derrick Harmon, while picking up a 2nd or 3rd rounder in the process…👍

 

 

Edited April 18 by JaCrispy

[DJB]

 

[SoonerBillsFan]

  On 4/18/2025 at 11:07 PM, DJB said:

 

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Change that to Nolen,but I would be thrilled with Harmon as well.

[DJB]

  On 4/18/2025 at 11:28 PM, SoonerBillsFan said:

Change that to Nolen,but I would be thrilled with Harmon as well.

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Here I fixed it for you

 

 

 

[poblano]

I don't see Nolen as a possibility if the attitude issues reported in February are at some level true. He look great at times and certainly in the pre draft process also, but once preseason and training camp arrives  . . .    i don't know 

[MrEpsYtown]

The athletic's 7-round Mock by Dane Brugler:

 

Buffalo Bills

1 (30). S Malaki Starks, Georgia
2 (56). DT Joshua Farmer, Florida State
2 (62). CB Shavon Revel Jr., East Carolina
4 (109). Edge Bradyn Swinson, LSU
4 (132). WR Jaylin Lane, Virginia Tech
5 (169). C Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State
5 (170). LB Kobe King, Penn State
5 (173). OT Myles Hinton, Michigan
6 (177). RB Brashard Smith, SMU
6 (206). TE Gavin Bartholomew, Pittsburgh

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6279834/2025/04/16/nfl-mock-draft-2025-full-seven-rounds-dane-brugler/?campaign=13246711&source=athletic_targeted_email&userId=25693940

 

[SoonerBillsFan]

  On 4/18/2025 at 11:57 PM, DJB said:

Here I fixed it for you

 

 

 

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Thank you!

  On 4/19/2025 at 12:16 AM, MrEpsYtown said:

The athletic's 7-round Mock by Dane Brugler:

 

Buffalo Bills

1 (30). S Malaki Starks, Georgia
2 (56). DT Joshua Farmer, Florida State
2 (62). CB Shavon Revel Jr., East Carolina
4 (109). Edge Bradyn Swinson, LSU
4 (132). WR Jaylin Lane, Virginia Tech
5 (169). C Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State
5 (170). LB Kobe King, Penn State
5 (173). OT Myles Hinton, Michigan
6 (177). RB Brashard Smith, SMU
6 (206). TE Gavin Bartholomew, Pittsburgh

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6279834/2025/04/16/nfl-mock-draft-2025-full-seven-rounds-dane-brugler/?campaign=13246711&source=athletic_targeted_email&userId=25693940

 

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Ok but where does Starks fit in?  I am thinking Forest is going to win one job.  McDermott seems to love Rapp and we drafted Bishop in the 2nd last year.

Edited April 19 by SoonerBillsFan

[DJB]

  On 4/19/2025 at 12:18 AM, SoonerBillsFan said:

Thank you!

Ok but where does Starks fit in?  I am thinking Forest is going to win one job.  McDermott seems to love Rapp and we drafted Bishop in the 2nd last year.

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No problem

 

Bishop needs to be moved to Rapps backup SS spot. It’s his natural position. And we hopefully hope he can beat him out. 
 

Starks is a deep FS so he would immediately start over Hamlin and likely Forrest 

[DJB]

 

[MrEpsYtown]

  On 4/19/2025 at 12:18 AM, SoonerBillsFan said:

Thank you!

Ok but where does Starks fit in?  I am thinking Forest is going to win one job.  McDermott seems to love Rapp and we drafted Bishop in the 2nd last year.

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Any of the sites that promote a safety to the Bills basically say Hamlin and Rapp suck so they need to add a guy to play with Bishop. But yeah I don’t think Rapp is going anywhere. Draft people don’t like him because he ran a really bad forty that one time. 
 

Starks is better than everyone on the roster, so I wouldn’t be mad. Brugler is usually pretty good no? So maybe there is some smoke to the safety stuff. 

[SoonerBillsFan]

  On 4/19/2025 at 12:31 AM, DJB said:

 

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3 straight ol' miss picks?

[SoonerBillsFan]

  On 4/19/2025 at 1:12 AM, MrEpsYtown said:

Any of the sites that promote a safety to the Bills basically say Hamlin and Rapp suck so they need to add a guy to play with Bishop. But yeah I don’t think Rapp is going anywhere. Draft people don’t like him because he ran a really bad forty that one time. 
 

Starks is better than everyone on the roster, so I wouldn’t be mad. Brugler is usually pretty good no? So maybe there is some smoke to the safety stuff. 

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I really like the film on Forest.  If he is over his injury, he could be damn good.

[Dr. Who]

  On 4/19/2025 at 1:31 AM, SoonerBillsFan said:

I really like the film on Forest.  If he is over his injury, he could be damn good.

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If Starks is there, you take him. He is damn good.

[JaCrispy]

  On 4/18/2025 at 11:07 PM, DJB said:

 

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The next Chris Jones? He is certainly built like him, with the power and speed…

 

Unfortunately, I think he will surprise a lot of people and go top 15…But I share your sentiment….👍

 

A nice consolation would be Tyleik Williams…

Edited April 19 by JaCrispy

[major]

  On 4/19/2025 at 2:07 AM, SoonerBillsFan said:

We will go WR with one of our 2nd round picks.

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Trade up for Hunter and get a CB and WR in one player. We’d have to give up the farm though. 

[BigAl2526]

  On 4/18/2025 at 11:57 PM, DJB said:

Here I fixed it for you

 

 

 

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If the draft falls right, there is no position I'd rather draft than DT, but if Kenneth Grant and Derrick Harmon are gone, the picture gets muddy.  I'm not real interested in Walter Nolen for reasons I've stated in a number of other threads.  I have some interest in Tyleik Williams, but I have questions about his value at #30.  That's the very end of the list of DTs I would give any consideration to at #30.  There are more I would consider at #56 or #62.

[TheBeaneBandit]

  On 4/19/2025 at 1:55 AM, JaCrispy said:

The next Chris Jones? He is certainly built like him, with the power and speed…

 

Unfortunately, I think he will surprise a lot of people and go top 15…But I share your sentiment….👍

 

A nice consolation would be Tyleik Williams…

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I like Williams and could not care less that he fell over running his 40. But I would prefer him as a consolation in say, a slight trade down with the Giants or something like that. He may even have more pass rush juice than people are giving him credit for, although it might not show up right away.

[finn]

  On 4/19/2025 at 12:23 AM, DJB said:

No problem

 

Bishop needs to be moved to Rapps backup SS spot. It’s his natural position. And we hopefully hope he can beat him out. 
 

Starks is a deep FS so he would immediately start over Hamlin and likely Forrest 

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It's awkward. Rapp is an adequate/average strong safety, and Bishop projects to be an upgrade, even a big one. But neither are a good fit at free safety. If the team didn't have crying needs elsewhere, it would be great to draft Malachi and let Rapp and Bishop compete for strong safety, leaving an excellent backup. (Or trade Rapp.) But it's risky to wait to address CB and DT. Tempting, though. I'd love to see an elite secondary. 

[nosejob]

  On 4/19/2025 at 12:31 PM, TheBeaneBandit said:

I like Williams and could not care less that he fell over running his 40. But I would prefer him as a consolation in say, a slight trade down with the Giants or something like that. He may even have more pass rush juice than people are giving him credit for, although it might not show up right away.

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If it were the case G,H and Nolen being gone by 25 as well as both Safeties, I would look to trade to 36 for pick 70 and take Tyleik there.  Then I  take 132 and see how far up I can get from 56 and take Collins or Porter or Jackson depending on how position groups were falling. Then I'm taking 2 5ths and a 6th to see how far up from 62 I can get for another 1 of those 3.