Wide receiver (7)
Stefon Diggs, Cole Beasley, John Brown, Gabriel Davis, Isaiah McKenzie, Andre Roberts, Isaiah Hodgins
Cuts: Robert Foster, Duke Williams
Stefon Diggs, John Brown, Cole Beasley, and Gabriel Davis are your locks. As a fourth-round pick, Davis will be on the roster as a rookie… not to mention, he’s been your “training camp darling” and has impressed just about every single practice.
Onto the tougher decisions, how do the Bills keep seven wideouts out of camp? In the past, they’ve kept as few as five. Well, the rundown… Isaiah McKenzie has been a Swiss-Army knife for the Bills. With the coronavirus offseason going on, McKenzie has a lot of experience in Buffalo’s scheme on offense, so he has an edge on all these depth options who don’t. McKenzie can also provide a job as a backup to All-Pro Andre Roberts as a kick returner. Roberts has actually showed some nice practices as a receiver as well.
Isaiah Hodgins has the physical tools and has done enough as a sixth-round rookie to probably keep around. We left off Robert Foster and Duke Williams. Foster hasn’t been healthy enough to get on the field and make any sort of impressions due to a concussion. Williams has been on the field and certainly has impressed. Unfortunately, Hodgins can play special teams and Williams doesn’t. Maybe Buffalo can slide Williams on the practice squad, but if he gets claimed, nothing but well wishes should be sent his way.
But, again, seven? The Bills do have a few injuries heading into camp. Among those is someone like Jon Feliciano. If he gets designated to the PUP list or somewhere else while he’s out a few weeks, perhaps when he’s activated, the Bills cut down to six guys in the receiver room then? Just a thought.
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