Entering the 2020 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills didn’t have many, if any, needs to address on their roster.
But there were certainly some underlying things that Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane addressed.
AJ Epenesa brings some youth to their pass-rushing group, while Zack Moss is a perfect complement to Devin Singletary in the backfield. Gabriel Davis and Isaiah Hodgins bring some size to the receiver room. Heck, even Jake Fromm brings some quarterback competition.
But following the draft, there’s still some early things for the Bills to consider keeping an eye on as the offseason churns on. Let’s breakdown exactly what those areas on their roster could be here:
Cornerback
This one comes from the mouth of Bills general manager Brandon Beane himself. When going over his seven picks at the recent draft, the discussion rounded out with his final pick, Pittsburgh cornerback Dane Jackson. Jackson has potential despite his seventh-round status. Pre-draft, NFL.com labeled him a fifth-round pick and clearly he took a fall from there.
But Beane referred to this pick as a “need.” Typically you’ll see Beane much more often say “best player available.” That simply wasn’t the case here and even with Jackson’s potential fall, he was a seventh rounder. It’s not surprising to see a seventh-round pick not make it out of training camp.
Having said that, another cornerback still could be used by the Bills, or could’ve been. Specifically the Bills require a long-term option at the position, opposite Tre’Davious White. Levi Wallace will still get a chance to prove as exactly that in training camp, but it’s a three-way battle with EJ Gaines and Josh Norman there. Regardless, the Bills have a good shot at being set at cornerback in 2020. Beyond that? Things are bleak behind Tre.