The Buffalo Bills are in need of a wide receiver as things currently sit. This is not a secret, as many analysts have linked college wide receiver prospects with the Bills. There are many names connected to help bolster Buffalo’s wide receiver unit, but Pro Football Focus has linked one as a perfect fit for this year’s draft: Clemson’s Tee Higgins.
Here’s why PFF pegs that matching as a fit:
The ridiculousness of this wide receiver class keeps Higgins’ name from being mentioned at the top, but that just means one of the wide receiver-needy teams in the back half of the first round is going to land a good one. Higgins is coming off two consecutive seasons with receiving grades of 88.0 or higher, and he has a combination of size, speed, catch radius and hands that suggest he can contribute early at the NFL level.
Higgins reeled in 59 passes at a whopping 19.8 yards per reception. He added 13 touchdown passes last year, further building up the 12 touchdown catches he had in 2018. He eclipsed the 100-yard mark four times last year, culminating with a 182-yard, three-touchdown effort in the ACC Championship game.
Check out Tee Higgins on Monday. Best time to evaluate him is against 2 of the top corners in the country. He’s not going to test very well at the combine but the tape is great pic.twitter.com/lGGXelLCSe
— Chris Mallee (@mallee_chris_24) January 8, 2020
The Bills upgraded their receiving corps last season by adding John Brown and Cole Beasley. While the duo combined for 139 catches; 1,838 receiving yards; and 12 receiving touchdowns, neither is a true No. 1 receiving threat.
This is where Higgins fits into the Buffalo receiving room. Brown and Beasley will both be at least 30 years old at the start of next season. In addition, PFF thinks the obvious: Higgins would bring in a different, bigger, look to the Bills’ receiving corps than Brown and Beasley:
Higgins would bring a different look to the wide receiver room as a bigger receiver who converted 23 of 43 contested target opportunities over the last two seasons at Clemson. Add in his quickness at the line of scrimmage and good speed for his size and it’s hard to imagine the Bills being disappointed with Higgins at pick 22.
The combination of Higgins plus Josh Allen could be an electrifying one, and it’s one of many possibilities for the Bills to consider in April’s draft.
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