The Bills don’t have any glaring needs on their current roster. With Frank Gore remaining unsigned by any NFL team, Buffalo does have room on their roster for another running back, though.
ESPN NFL Draft Insider Mel Kiper Jr. said it’s a good time for the Bills to not have a first-round pick with that need. Chatting on a conference call this week, Kiper said the Bills can take their time finding a No. 2 complementary back if they plan to do so at the 2020 NFL Draft.
“I think the depth at running back isn’t great but you can still find them,” Kiper said. “(The Bills) found (Devin) Singletary last year. There’s some backs like Anthony McFarland at Maryland is interesting. (Salvon) Ahmed of Washington is interesting. I like J.J. Taylor at Arizona as a late-round guy. Mike Warren of Cincinnati is another guy. If they did not take the running back in the second round, I think they can get one late. I’m intrigued by J.J. Taylor, 5-foot-5, 1-4, 185 pounds. That kid can scoot. He can catch the ball. I was impressed with the tape.”
In Kiper’s latest two-round mock draft he released earlier in the week, he pegs the Bills for a pass rusher with their first selection at No. 54 overall in the second round of the upcoming draft via Notre Dame’s Julian Okwara. Prior to that pick in regards to running backs, Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor at 45 and LSU’s Clyde Edwards-Hellaire are the only two off the board before Buffalo’s pick.
Thus far, the Bills’ current front office guided by head coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane is pretty much one-for-one on drafting running backs. Singletary is their lone drafted rusher the duo has selected and after a profitable rookie season, Beane recently said Singletary is the team’s No. 1 back moving forward. Worth noting, the Bills waiting until the third round at the 2019 draft to pick Singletary.
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