Find a No. 1 receiver
Thanks for all you do, John Brown and Cole Beasley, but the Bills really ought to find a true No. 1 wide receiver this offseason. It’s been awhile since the team had a prospect in this group that gets folks excited. That’s exactly why fringe players from the practice squad, such as Duke Williams, instill so much excitement in the fan base.
The last time the Bills had a top prospect it was Sammy Watkins. He barely lasted in the McDerott-Beane culture and was shipped out quickly. This might be the year to dip back into the draft for a playmaker.
The 2020 NFL draft class of wide receivers has been regarded as a good one for some time now. That doesn’t mean the Bills will target one, though. Beane has repeated said during his tenure he wants to use free agency to put him in a position to take the “best player available” once the draft rolls around. But again, the draftee wideouts are highly regarded, so at some point when the Bills are on the clock, a receiver could realistically be their top-rated player and getting someone that could potentially be Josh Allen’s go-to target for years to come is a smart idea.
Of those 2020 prospects, Jerry Jeudy is many folks No. 1 guy in the draft, but he likely won’t be around at pick No. 22 in the first round. Other names to watch include Laviska Shenault, CeeDee Lamb, Tee Higgins, Justin Jefferson and Henry Ruggs, just to name a few.
Tee Higgins bulldozes his way into the end zone for another Clemson TD! pic.twitter.com/waODEannkE
— Overtime Heroics (@OTHeroics1) January 14, 2020