Buffalo Kickoff Live’s 2024 Mock Draft Special: Panel sees Bills drafting WR

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The NFL Draft is a week away. Who might the Bills add to the team?

The Buffalo Kickoff Live crew held their annual mock draft Wednesday afternoon and offered possible selections for the Bills. You can view a replay of the special in this article. The full list of mock draft picks is below.

Mock drafters this year include News 4’s Heather Prusak and Thad Brown from our sister station in Rochester, Tim Graham from The Athletic, Sal Capaccio from WGR 550, and Matt Parrino from Syracuse.com.

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No trades are allowed in the mock draft, so the picks will show who the Bills might have available at their slotted position, 28th overall. Picks are made for each team ahead of the Bills, and then each selector made a pick for Buffalo.

Our panel sees a record number of quarterbacks drafted in the first half of Round 1, leaving the Bills with options to address their pass-catching needs at 28th overall.

BKL Mock Draft selections

1. Chicago: Caleb Williams, QB, Southern California

2. Washington: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina

3. New England: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU

4. Arizona: Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State

5. LA Chargers: Malik Nabers, WR, LSU

6. NY Giants: Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame

7. Tennessee: Rome Odunze, WR, Washington

8. Atlanta: Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama

9. Chicago: Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State

10. NY Jets: Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia

11. Minnesota: Bo Nix, QB, Oregon

12. Denver: Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington

13. Las Vegas: J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan

14. New Orleans: Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State

15. Indianapolis: Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama

16. Seattle: Troy Fautanu, OT, Washington

17. Jacksonville: Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo

18. Cincinnati: Johnny Newton, DL, Illinois

19. LA Rams: Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA

20. Pittsburgh: JC Latham, T, Alabama

21. Miami: Byron Murphy II, DL, Texas

22. Philadelphia: Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa

23. Minnesota: Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State

24. Dallas: Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon

25. Green Bay: Tyler Guyton, T, Oklahoma

26. Tampa Bay: Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson

27. Arizona: Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State

Bills picks at 28

• Heather: Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU

• Thad: Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas

• Tim: Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU

• Sal: Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas

• Matt: Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU

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Bills 2024 draft picks

The Bills currently hold 11 total picks in the draft, though only two in rounds 1-3.

(Round-overall selection)

• 1-28

• 2-60

• 4-128

• 4-133 (compensatory)

• 5-144 (from Chicago)

• 5-160 (from Green Bay)

• 5-163

• 6-189 (from Denver via LA Rams)

• 6-200 (from Dallas via Houston)

• 6-204

• 7-248

The Bills’ third-round pick was traded to Green Bay in the deal for CB Rasul Douglas.

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