Pro Football Focus created a “pick valuation method” and applied it to their pre-2020 NFL Draft big board. In doing so, the analytics outlet determined which team’s in the league got the best value in their selections.
Via this formula of sorts, the Bills had the third-best draft class the outlet said:
Not many are talking about the Bills as “winners” because they didn’t have a ton of picks. But for the most part, we saw the guys they did take as great value adds. Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa was the 20th-ranked player on PFF’s draft board, and they nabbed him at 54th overall (0.25 WAR over expectation). They also had one of the biggest late-round steals of the draft when they found our 69th-ranked player, Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm, all the way down at pick 167 (0.18 WAR over expectation).
Well, by “not many picks,” PFF certainly is referring to the Bills lacking a first-round pick. But with their selections, the Bills addressed some key spots on their roster and didn’t appear to reach in doing so.
Not just PFF, but many draft anaylsts had Epenesa ranked as a first-round pick. Running back Zack Moss was also considered one of the draft’s best rushers and the Bills stood pat in Round 3 and landed him.
The only two teams to edge out the Bills in PFF’s ranks were the Browns and Cowboys, who sit in the top spot. PFF’s list only includes 10 draft classes and unforutnately the Bills are the only AFC East team to appear.
Shame.
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