Buffalo Bills mock draft after second wave of free agency

Similar to most of my mock drafts this year, I have the Buffalo Bills trading back. This time I stayed in the 1st round, as shown by the graphic above, but also acquired a 4th round pick by moving back only 2 slots in the first round and giving up a 7th round pick.

With my first pick in this mock draft, I selected Asante Samuel Jr. from Florida State who has been a controversial prospect when applying him to the Buffalo defense. Many say that Samuel is too small to play boundary corner in the NFL, and he only has experience playing man coverage. However, in my opinion, Samuel plays bigger than his 5’10” and 185 pound stature. Additionally, he shows athletic traits which can translate into a solid boundary cornerback in a zone coverage defensive scheme.

Samuel isn’t the same kind of ballhawk his father was but exhibits similar traits of speed and agility when closing on the catch point. Despite his size, Samuel is very willing and able in run support situations. This kind of skill set that Samuel offers projects as a cornerback that can be tried out on the boundary, but if it doesn’t work out he could play the nickel cornerback position.

Samuel is currently projected to be picked anywhere from the mid-to-late 1st round until the end of the 2nd round. Personally, I wouldn’t hate it if the Buffalo Bills drafted him in the 1st round, but I would absolutely love the pick if they could grab him in the 2nd round.