The Buffalo Bills selected Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm with 167th pick in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, which was not expected by many.
Fromm remained the best available player on the board for a while, but many teams needed other positions filled rather than a quarterback and passed on him.
The Bills were thought to be one of the teams who would pass on Fromm, with a rising star quarterback in Josh Allen on their roster, but Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane just couldn’t pass on Fromm so late.
“I wouldn’t have told you going into the day that (Fromm) was on our radar. But we had him in a spot that you just can’t ignore,” said Beane.
“He’s a winner at the highest level of college. He’s got all the intangibles.”
Allen just came off his sophomore season, throwing for 3,089 yards, 20 touchdowns and 9 interceptions on 58.8% completion percentage. He led the Bills to the playoffs on a 10-6 season, where they lost in the AFC Wild Card game to the Houston Texans 22-19.
On top of that, Buffalo has also recently extended its backup QB Matt Barkley.
“He’ll have to earn a spot,” Beane said. “I don’t know if he could knock Matt Barkley.”
It will be interesting to see how the situation with Fromm unravels in Buffalo, but it is obvious the organization sees something they like in him. Fromm will have an equal opportunity to earn his spot and only time will tell what happens, but the Bills stole a great QB late in the draft.