2022 Bills Draft Thread

[Foxx]

Interesting...

 

[Spartacus]

59 minutes ago, Core Four said:

 

Who would that be?  I'd love for that to happen.

Beane, the magician, will conjure the spirit of luke

[Spartacus]

1 hour ago, Foxx said:

Interesting...

 

what is this "ability to generate perfectly-blocked runs" they attribute to the Bills?

[Spartacus]

https://theathletic.com/3252203/2022/04/15/nfl-draft-prospects-pro-days/

 

Now, with a pre-draft process looking much more like normal, there are better opportunities for players from small schools to get drafted. And once again, they need to be exceptional to stand out in a field of extraordinary athletes.

 

We looked over the standout performances from small-schoolers at their pro days to see who might have stood out enough to get drafted.

Offensive line

There weren’t any players projected to play tackle who stood out — at least not any that weren’t already invited to the NFL combine. But one player who played tackle in college and projects to guard in the NFL did stand out. Sebastian Gutierrez from Minot State, a Division II second-team All-American, certainly fits the physical profile of an NFL player. A quick 1.76-second 10-yard split and 4.68-second short shuttle at 308 pounds speak well to his movement, as does his 9’4” broad jump — well above average for the position. Jason Poe from Mercer was mentioned last week and might be even higher on team boards.

[Spartacus]

https://theathletic.com/3249950/2022/04/15/nfl-draft-analysis-defense/

 

Once again, here’s how the positions lined up against one another in terms of when the best players in the league were drafted, where they came from and how old they were upon entering the league

 

	TOTAL	MEDIAN PICK	ROUND 1 %	Rnds 2-3 %	ROUNDS 4+ %	Power %	AVG. RK. AGE
WR	33	47	42.4%	36.4%	21.2%	75.8%	22.1
TE	21	42	42.9%	33.3%	23.9%	85.8%	22.5
T	27	15	63.0%	18.5%	18.5%	74.1%	22.4
S	32	33.5	46.9%	25.0%	28.1%	87.5%	22.4
RB	31	45	35.5%	51.7%	12.9%	83.9%	21.9
QB	25	10.5	72.0%	16.0%	12.0%	75.0%	22.6
LB	29	36	48.3%	41.4%	10.3%	82.8%	22.3
G	26	60.5	34.6%	46.2%	19.2%	61.5%	22.8
Edge	45	20	60.0%	15.6%	24.4%	73.3%	22.2
DT	26	28.5	57.7%	19.2%	23.1%	84.6%	22.4
CB	38	31	50.0%	23.7%	26.3%	76.3%	22.2
C	15	49	46.7%	20.0%	33.3%	86.7%	22.6
All	348	32	50.3%	28.7%	21.0%

[Spartacus]

https://www.syracuse.com/buffalo-bills/2022/04/buffalo-bills-2022-nfl-draft-top-30-visitor-tracker-cb-andrew-booth-jr-rb-james-cook-among-recent-visits.html

 

Here’s a look at the players who have reportedly visited the Bills or will visit the Bills ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft.

Note: This list will be updated as more top-30 visits are announced.

Wyoming LB Chad Muma

Penn State LB Brandon Smith

 

Texas A&M TE Jalen Wydermyer

Coastal Carolina TE Isaiah Likely

Virginia Tech TE James Mitchell

 

Texas A&M RB Isaiah Spiller

Georgia RB James Cook

Iowa State RB Breece Hall

 

Alabama WR John Metchie III

 

Memphis OL Dylan Parham

UCLA OL Sean Rhyan

Ohio State OT Nicholas Petit-Frere

 

Georgia S Lewis Cine

Maryland S Nick Cross

Clemson CB Andrew Booth Jr.

[Spartacus]

anyone have historical comparison of Bills actual picks versus top 30 visits- by round

[Foxx]

16 hours ago, Spartacus said:

what is this "ability to generate perfectly-blocked runs" they attribute to the Bills?

It's a PFF metric where each and every play designed block is executed and won.

The value of perfectly blocked runs and passes

[Spartacus]

18 minutes ago, Foxx said:

It's a PFF metric where each and every play designed block is executed and won.

The value of perfectly blocked runs and passes

understand the concept

how is it they think the Bills have executed this concept consistently on running plays?

[Core Four]

41 minutes ago, Spartacus said:

understand the concept

how is it they think the Bills have executed this concept consistently on running plays?

 

The key word is "ability."  I don't think that tweet implied that the Bills oline generated consistently good blocks, but they have the ability to.  Toward the end of the season, once Daboll and Bobby Johnson got their head out of their asses, the Bills did a good job in the run game.

[Foxx]

2 hours ago, Spartacus said:

understand the concept

how is it they think the Bills have executed this concept consistently on running plays?

The key phrase in the image is the following: Yards rushing and yards per carry rushing on perfectly-blocked runs (career)

emphasis mine.

[Spartacus]

20 minutes ago, Foxx said:

The key phrase in the image is the following: Yards rushing and yards per carry rushing on perfectly-blocked runs (career)

emphasis mine.

Pretty hard to assess when they don't know the specific blocking assignments

[Alaska Darin]

 

I made like 5 trades to pull this one off, including next year's 1st, 4th, and 5th

 

25.  Buffalo Bills

Treylon Burks

WR, Arkansas

 

 

27.  Buffalo Bills

Trent McDuffie

CB, Washington

 

41.  Buffalo Bills

Devin Lloyd

LB, Utah

 

66. Buffalo Bills

Dylan Parham

IOL, Memphis   

 

98. Buffalo Bills

Dameon Pierce

RB, Florida

 

181.  Buffalo Bills

Matt Araiza

P, San Diego State

[Core Four]

1 hour ago, Alaska Darin said:

 

I made like 5 trades to pull this one off, including next year's 1st, 4th, and 5th

 

25.  Buffalo Bills

Treylon Burks

WR, Arkansas

 

 

27.  Buffalo Bills

Trent McDuffie

CB, Washington

 

41.  Buffalo Bills

Devin Lloyd

LB, Utah

 

66. Buffalo Bills

Dylan Parham

IOL, Memphis   

 

98. Buffalo Bills

Dameon Pierce

RB, Florida

 

181.  Buffalo Bills

Matt Araiza

P, San Diego State

 

Not sure I like a WR in the 1st.  I'd prefer an OT with the 25th pick (assuming Beane doesn't trade up).  Take a WR in the third or fourth round.

[Alaska Darin]

31 minutes ago, Core Four said:

 

Not sure I like a WR in the 1st.  I'd prefer an OT with the 25th pick (assuming Beane doesn't trade up).  Take a WR in the third or fourth round.

[Spartacus]

52 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said:

beat me to it

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

14 hours ago, Alaska Darin said:

 

While you mention it...

I'm dismayed by the lack of a Williams in your mock draft.

[Nanker]

4 minutes ago, Crap Throwing Monkey said:

 

While you mention it...

I'm dismayed by the lack of a Williams in your mock draft.

Josh knows how much Williams are loved around Buffalo. He’s keeping this one especially close. 

[Ann]

If he's the top runningback, would he make it to the Bills pick?

[Alaska Darin]

56 minutes ago, Ann said:

If he's the top runningback, would he make it to the Bills pick?

I have zero doubt Hall is there at 25.