So far here’s what we know about the Buffalo Bills and 20201 NFL Draft: They’ll have at least three picks in first three rounds. What happens with those is very much up for debate.
Especially since the world has been turned upside down due to COVID-19 and we haven’t even started the 2020 regular season yet.
But Draft Wire decided to still take a very early stab at what the Bills could do next offseason at the draft and in doing so, the Bills add a couple of playmakers to both sides of the ball. Using the latest Super Bowl odds to peg their draft order, the Bills select a cornerback and wide receiver, respectively, before adding more of what Sean McDermott and Brandon Bean love: Versatility in the trenches.
Here’s what Draft Wire’s Luke Easterling has the Bills doing in his latest three-round 2021 mock draft:
19. Buffalo Bills
Paulson Adebo | CB | Stanford
Paulson Adebo actually had a highlighted matchup against current Bills wide receiver Gabriel Davis in college. But the two shouldn’t mind if they end up on the same roster in the pros. At 6-foot-1, Adebo is a highly-touted cornerback prospect that has excellent length which is coveted in the NFL. So are ball skills, and Adebo has had four interceptions and at least 10 pass breakups in his two years as a starter.
While the Bills do have a packed cornerback room currently, there’s nothing there to suggest the position is out of play in Round 1 of next year’s draft. Tre’Davious White should be locked up long-term, but across from him, the Bills continue to employ one-year stop gaps. Past 2020, both Josh Norman and Levi Wallace could realistically be gone, clearing the way for McDermott to finally search for a solution at the N.2 cornerback spot for more than one season.
Huge play by #11 Paulson Adebo to break up a perfectly thrown ball by Herbert in overtime. pic.twitter.com/xiOBYmywsx
— Fed Scivittaro (@MeshPointScout) September 23, 2018