Lead up to the draft thread

[YardRat]

Four days away!

1. Finish and submit my 1st Round mock for the family contest.
2. Finish and post my final Bills 7 round mock.
3. Watch Draft Day...maybe twice!
4. Leave another message at OBD for Beane to return my call to discuss this year's prospects and strategy. I'm sure he won't, because he doesn't like to hear the "I told you so!" about passing on Humphrey for Basham, not getting a LBer last year, wasting too many premium picks on players expected to be on the field only 40-50% of the time, etc etc. He's kind of a snoot in that way.

So much to do, so little time....

[cookie G]

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My oldest wanted to know if I wanted to drive to KC for the draft. I declined. Chances are, I'd hate the 1st pick..when they take someone like Mazi Smith...and I'd be caught on camera...on national TV saying

WTF!!

And the nation can read my lips.

[DraftBoy]

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My oldest wanted to know if I wanted to drive to KC for the draft. I declined. Chances are, I'd hate the 1st pick..when they take someone like Mazi Smith...and I'd be caught on camera...on national TV saying

WTF!!

And the nation can read my lips.

Please reconsider and do this. We need this moment!

[DraftBoy]

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I’ll probably do a first and final mock on Wednesday and continue reading through The Athletic draft guide, which I highly recommend.

[TacklingDummy]

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My oldest wanted to know if I wanted to drive to KC for the draft. I declined. Chances are, I'd hate the 1st pick..when they take someone like Mazi Smith...and I'd be caught on camera...on national TV saying

WTF!!

And the nation can read my lips.

That's how I would feel if they draft any running back in the 1st round.

[POTLAND PSILBYLO]

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My oldest wanted to know if I wanted to drive to KC for the draft. I declined. Chances are, I'd hate the 1st pick..when they take someone like Mazi Smith...and I'd be caught on camera...on national TV saying

WTF!!

And the nation can read my lips.

Please you tube your reaction and post here.

[notacon]

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I’ll probably do a first and final mock on Wednesday and continue reading through The Athletic draft guide, which I highly recommend.

In that vein, Joe Buscaglia has posted his "Buffalo Bills 2023 NFL Draft big board: 77 names to know and how each player fits”.

He lists 50 players with “details about how they’d fit the Bills” (go to link...subscription to the The Athletic is also highly recommended) and additional 27 players that are “others to know” are mentioned but not on the list below and are lacking the same details on fit from Joe B.

Here are the 50 players on the “Big Board” arranged by Dane Brugler’s Top 100 (the author of the draft guide you mention). The “Grade”, "OVR Rank" & “POS Rank” are from ESPN’s Scout’s Inc. (as published on April 9, 2023. It changes slightly before draft day).

NAME	POS	SCHOOL	GRADE	OVR RANK	POS RANK	BRUGLER RK
Wide Receiver
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	Ohio State	92	14	1	18
Jordan Addison	WR	USC	88	29	4	25
Jalin Hyatt	WR	Tennessee	87	42	5	31
Zay Flowers	WR	Boston College	91	19	2	32
Quentin Johnston	WR	TCU	90	24	3	34
Josh Downs	WR	North Carolina	83	56	7	41
Tyler Scott	WR	Cincinnati	77	85	13	48
Cedric Tillman	WR	Tennessee	80	66	8	57
Marvin Mims	WR	Oklahoma	75	89	15	76
Jayden Reed	WR	Michigan State	78	80	12	80
Trey Palmer	WR	Nebraska	n/a	n/a	n/a	95
Nathaniel Dell	WR	Houston	79	72	9	n/a
Linebacker
Drew Sanders	ILB	Arkansas	83	57	2	28
Trenton Simpson	ILB	Clemson	82	59	3	38
Jack Campbell	ILB	Iowa	84	51	1	52
Nick Herbig	OLB	Wisconsin	73	100	7	79
Marte Mapu	ILB	Sacramento ST	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
Defensive Tackle
Bryan Bresee	DT	Clemson	87	41	4	23
Calijah Kancey	DT	Pittsburgh	91	21	2	26
Mazi Smith	DT	Michigan	88	33	3	39
Gervon Dexter	DT	Florida	59	166	13	55
Keeanu Benton	DT	Wisconsin	86	47	5	56
Siaki Ika	DT	Baylor	n/a	n/a	n/a	71
Zacch Pickens	DT	South Carolina	72	105	9	83
Tight End
Michael Mayer	TE	Notre Dame	91	20	1	19
Dalton Kincaid	TE	Utah	91	22	2	20
Luke Musgrave	TE	Oregon State	85	49	4	29
Darnell Washington	TE	Georgia	88	31	3	30
Tucker Kraft	TE	South Dakota State	78	81	7	51
Sam LaPorta	TE	Iowa	81	63	6	64
Luke Schoonmaker	TE	Michigan	70	117	9	90
Offensive Tackle
Darnell Wright	OT	Tennessee	91	18	4	24
Anton Harrison	OT	Oklahoma	87	39	5	50
Matthew Bergeron	OT	Syracuse	81	64	7	54
Safety
Brian Branch	S	Alabama	87	38	1	17
Jartavius Martin	S	Illinois	72	104	7	81
Ji'Ayir Brown	S	Penn State	79	73	3	84
Jordan Battle	S	Alabama	75	91	5	89
Running Back
Bijan Robinson	RB	Texas	94	4	1	6
Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	Alabama	88	34	2	22
Zach Charbonnet	RB	UCLA	81	62	3	61
Tyjae Spears	RB	Tulane	75	93	5	73
Tank Bigsby	RB	Auburn	57	179	14	87
Roschon Johnson	RB	Texas	50	220	17	91
Kendre Miller	RB	TCU	63	150	11	n/a
DeWayne McBride	RB	UAB	66	134	9	n/a
Edge Rushers
Myles Murphy	DE	Clemson	90	23	3	21
Will McDonald IV	DE	Iowa State	89	27	4	46
Odds & Ends
Deonte Banks	CB	Maryland	89	26	5	27
O'Cyrus Torrence	OG	Florida	87	36	1	37

[notacon]

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My oldest wanted to know if I wanted to drive to KC for the draft. I declined. Chances are, I'd hate the 1st pick..when they take someone like Mazi Smith...and I'd be caught on camera...on national TV saying

WTF!!

And the nation can read my lips.

That’s how I’d feel if they drafted Jack Campbell in the 1st round.

That's how I would feel if they draft any running back in the 1st round.

I would feel the exact opposite if they drafted Bijan Robinson in the first round. It would be a huge step in helping get over the hump to get to and win a Super Bowl in 2023.

He could play the slot full time if they wanted and could be as (if not more) deadly as Deebo Samuel. He could also be a spectacular three down back. Great short yardage bulldozer, and breakaway potential every time he gets his hands on the ball.

No surprise that the he is now the betting odds favorite to go to Atlanta at #8 overall. But, with the constipated view against drafting RB’s in the first round just might have him falling enough to fall into the Bills lap...although I doubt it.

****, I’d be ecstatic if they had to move up a little in the 1st to get him.

[Mace]

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I'm honestly already prepared to be disheartened by projected upside over demonstrated ability. Gravy if not so.

[Goobylal]

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I'm betting on Jack Campbell. McD wants his QB of the defense and Campbell had better Combine numbers than Edmunds (but he had a faster 10-yard split). Campbell has the instincts Edmunds lacked, which negated his speed largely.

[Prov401]

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Beane needs to hit and hit often this year. Please no 'projects' this year..

[Ed]

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If anyone here listens to podcasts I strongly recommend Locked on Bills with Joe Marino. He's been doing deep dives on potential Bills prospects at every position and producing a lot of other great content leading up to the draft.

[k-oneputt]

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JSN is the difference maker. He would be outstanding in the slot on this team. Head and shoulders better than Flowers and Addison. Only drawback with him is he does have injury issues. Go up and get him Beane. I like Palmer-Nebraska and Shorter-Florida for late round sleeper.
If I was a gm there is no way I’d take Young or Stroud in the top-10. Size issues and overrated for Stroud. Best game Stroud played was his last against Georgia. Young is too small for me. Maybe late 1st rd. I would gamble on Richardson at qb. Like Haener, probably will be a backup in the league for ten years.
I like Wright at ot, probably will be gone at #27. I don’t think they will draft an interior ol.
I think they will take one of those SEC d-tackles somewhere later in the draft.
Like both Campbell and Sanders, just not at #27. Maybe one can fall to our 2nd round pick.

[jamze132]

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Maybe we should just draft 6 o-lineman. Maybe then we could piece together a line that could actually protect our most valuable asset.

[k-oneputt]

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Will Levi’s going #1 ???
A lot of talk and movement in Vegas.