Wide receivers are looking pretty good on the Bills in early mock drafts and USA Today followed suit with their latest following the National Championship Game between Clemson and LSU this week.
While no Tiger went to the Bills, a Buffalo did. Laviska Shenault, receiver from Colorado, did.
Here’s how the USA Today pick is explained:
22. Bills — Laviska Shenault Jr., WR, Colorado: If Josh Allen’s devil-may-care approach is to be harnessed into a more tenable style of play, the quarterback needs a well-built receiver on the outside. Enter Shenault, a dynamic threat who’s tough to bring down in the open field and would be an intriguing piece for offensive coordinator Brian Daboll.
Wide receiver could certainly be in-play for the Bills with their first-round pick the way things sit in Buffalo. The Bills could use some help for quarterback Josh Allen.
Are Cole Beasley and John Brown reliable options for 2020? Yes. But could the Bills use more depth and a youthful option at receiver too? Also yes. At 6-foot-2 and a strong 220-pound frame, Shenault looks very much like the No. 1 wideout the Bills have lacked in recent years. His size could certainly make a difference for the Bills as well.
The upcoming draft class is considered one that has long been considered “deep” with wideout prospects. With that in mind, Shenault is actually the fifth wideout taken in the draft in only the first 22 picks of USA Today’s mock draft.
oh shenault how i love thou pic.twitter.com/wtIV33jY4u
— Jack (@PintOfJack) January 10, 2020
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