The Bills land Clemson wide receiver Tee Higgins in NFL.com’s latest 2020 NFL Draft mock.
The big-bodied target is just the right ticket the Bills offense could use at the 22nd pick, according to the selection’s breakdown:
School: Clemson | Year: Junior
What do you give a big-armed quarterback with spotty accuracy? I suggest a big, downfield wideout with good ball skills and an incredible catch radius.
For the Bills, Higgins makes sense. Cole Beasley and John Brown have had great seasons for Buffalo in 2019. But, moving more talent into the receiver room around them in the short term, and getting a long-term, go-to option for quarterback Josh Allen, should be a goal for the Bills this offseason.
At 6-foot-4, Higgins gives the Bills the size they lack in any receiver aside from Duke Williams. Allen does have to improve some of his deep-ball accuracy issues on his own this offseason, but if he does have a guy like Higgins in 2020 and has the same type of production as he had last season, his completion percentage of 58.2 percent could easily rise above 60 percent just by having a guy that’s better at making longer, contested catches.
In the NFL.com mock by Lance Zierlein, Higgins is the third wideout taken off the board. Presumed No. 1 wideout prospect Jerry Jeudy from Alabama falls all the way to the Raiders at No. 12 and then Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb is still on the board when the Eagles select at No. 21, one pick ahead of the Bills, and Philly land him.
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