The Buffalo Bills do something they do in a lot of mocks leading up to the 2020 NFL Draft in Pro Football Focus this week: they select Clemson receiver Tee Higgins.
But there’s plenty of positional drama.
On Higgins alone, he fits the bill for the Bills. A big-bodied playmaker for quarterback Josh Allen who complements the targets already on the team. PFF predicts Higgins surprising at the upcoming combine as well:
Higgins should surprise some NFL talent evaluators with his straight-line speed at the Combine. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Clemson product is coveted for his ball skills and contested-catch ability, but don’t let his size convince you that he’s a slow mover. He is currently PFF’s fifth-ranked receiver and the 25th-best overall player in the class.
But before Higgins goes to the Bills at No. 22, the intrigue comes much earlier. At pick No. 4, the Giants take the first receiver off the board in Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy. The consensus second-best wideout in the draft at this point of the pre-draft process, CeeDee Lamb, then re-connects with his college teammate from Oklahoma, QB Kyler Murray, with the Cardinals.
The interesting hits keep on coming, as the Raiders then take Colorado’s Laviska Shenault at No. 12, ahead of Alabama’s Henry Ruggs, who goes No. 15 to the Broncos. Doing all that math, the next receiver selected is Higgins to the Bills.
At April’s draft, the Bills could still be in the running for a wide reciever, but one should’t be surprised if such a scenario plays out. Buffalo might have to settle for the fifth or sixth receiver off the board at pick No. 22 and such a scenario could cause the Bills to consider selecting another position all together.
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