The Reese’s Senior Bowl is in the books, meaning that all attention is now focused towards late February when the top prospects in the 2018 NFL draft will gather at Lucas Oil Stadium for measurements and workouts. With the Senior Bowl now behind us, we decided to use Fanspeak’s On The Clock Mock Draft Simulator to put together a full seven-round Buffalo Bills projection for the upcoming draft.

Keep in mind that this is a simulation, so some players we hoped for came off the board just before we were on the clock and we attempted to stay true to what we believe general manager Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott would do – stick to selecting the best talent available without reaching on a position just for the sake of it. Unlike the new front office, we fought the urge to accept the plethora of trades offered.

For this scenario, we’re assuming Tyrod Taylor is still on the team’s roster come draft day and cornerback E.J. Gaines was re-signed as a free agent. However, both positions were high on our list of priorities.

Here’s how we attacked the 2018 NFL draft in the eyes of the Bills.

Round One

Pick No. 21: DT Vita Vea, Washington

Buffalo desperately needs to address the lack of talent within their interior defensive line. Kyle Williams is aging, Cedric Thornton is a free agent and Adolphus Washington has struggled mightily.

Washington’s Vita Vea is a mammoth with freakish athletic ability. Standing 6-foot-5, 340-pounds, many will assume the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year will be limited to a two-gapping nose tackle role. However, while Vea certainly destroys double teams, he generated over 30 quarterback pressures in 2017 while notching 9.5 sacks in three years with the Huskies. He’d bring a physically imposing presence to the middle of Buffalo’s defense that’s desperately needed.