Former NFL running back Maurice Jones-Drew knows a thing or two about offense. The former player-turned-analyst is very high on the upcoming class of wide receivers slated to enter the 2020 NFL Draft in his first mock draft of the offseason, too.
In total, seven wide receivers are selected in the first round of his mock, which very well might be a record. In that portion, the Bills take the fifth one off of the board.
At pick No. 22, the Bills select LSU’s Justin Jefferson.
Here’s why MJD pegs him for Buffalo:
School: LSU | Year: Junior
Jefferson has the size to go up and get the ball, and he’s willing to cross over the middle of the field to make plays.
Adding to the intrigue of the Bills getting on board with the wideout train in the first round, they complete a hat trick, of sorts.
Jerry Jeudy is selected at 12 (Raiders), then CeeDee Lamb is gone at 15 (Broncos). The next three wideouts picked, including Jefferson, all go three in a row. Tee Higgins goes to the Jaguars at 20, the Eagles pick Henry Ruggs at 21, and then the Bills get their man in Jefferson.
Jefferson’s stock is certainly a question mark at this time. With the upcoming NFL Scouting Combine at the end of February, his draft stuatus will likely settle. Currently he goes anywhere from mid-first round to mid-second round in mock drafts. A good scouting combine workout could mean all the difference for him.
In Jefferson, the Bills would land a potential project for their No. 1 wideout spot in the future. After getting rid of Zay Jones, the Bills have a need for youth there as John Brown and Cole Beasley are playing well, but are vets. The 6-foot-2 Jefferson would give the Bills a bigger body the offense and Josh Allen needs on the outside, as MJD mentions as well.
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