The Buffalo Bills land USC wide receiver Jordan Addison is a recently mock draft from USA TODAY.
Heading into the 2023 NFL draft, Addison is one of the top prospects at the wide receiver position. If Buffalo has interest, the Bills would likely have to use their top pick at No. 27 overall on him and that’s exactly what happens in USAT’s projection.
Here’s the breakdown:
At 5-11 and 173 pounds, you’d like him to have better than 4.49 speed. However he was highly productive at Pitt (100 catches for 1,593 yards and 17 TDs in 2021) before transferring to the Trojans and leading them with 59 grabs for 875 yards and eight scores last year despite missing time with an ankle injury. Addison’s ability to play wide or in the slot is appealing, and he could make an immediate difference for Buffalo, earning a lot of targets against man coverage for a team that doesn’t have an established wideout behind Stefon Diggs and Gabriel Davis.
Addison is a player that could be off the board by the time the Bills are on the clock, but right off the bat–if he’s there–he could end up in Buffalo.
At the 2023 combine, Addison had a formal meeting with the Bills which does indicate some level of interest in him.
Last season at USC, Addison recorded 59 catches for 875 yards and eight touchdowns in 11 games played.
The Bills do have Stefon Diggs at the top of their receiving chart. However, in 2022, Gabe Davis was inconsistent as a No. 2 and thrived more when he was third in the pecking order in previous years.
Bare minimum, pushing Davis with a top rookie could bring out the best in him and everyone else, which can only help the Bills offense.
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