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cut his weight down to 207. Weighed in at 215 at the senior bowl and the combine

I think you are right that 28 is most likely a WR. Franklin is going to be an amazing pro so hoping it falls this way.

I agree Odunze is #2. Odunze’s game against Oregon State where he put the team on his back, on the road (Washington was an underdog in the game) in bad weather where Polk and McMillan were dropping everything. Best performance of any WR this year imo. I’m not sure I’m ready to give up future picks for him because I do like WR who will be there for us, but I think he would be amazing in Buffalo.

Elam actually had a pre draft visit too that got reported just before the draft like you said https://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/2022/04/buffalo-bills-2022-nfl-draft-top-30-visitor-tracker-cb-andrew-booth-jr-rb-james-cook-among-recent-visits.html Kincaid is the only person we have drafted in the first round without a top 30 visit (outside of the Covid years). For Kincaid we were his last zoom visit. My head canon is that Beane wasnt expecting him to be available at our part of the draft, then as things got closer and he thought he may we squeezed a zoom visit in with him.

Im enamored with Burton as a deep threat. His character is the question mark so being around him would be the best way to see if he has matured

cornerback coming round 1

Will Harbaugh make him wear a Michigan uni instead of a Chargers one?

https://www.nfl.com/news/daniel-jeremiah-2024-nfl-mock-draft-3-0 link in case anyone wants it

Teair Tart may be the most talented guy left but the Titans waived him last year for effort and attitude issues.

WR and IOL are definitely what I want the Bills to invest in. Give Josh weapons and protect him are top priority. McD can have the day 3 picks. prefer WR first round and IOL second round though

Yea I’ve watched a lot of Franklin and I didn’t come away feeling his hands were a problem. They aren’t as good as others in the class but his explosiveness - what I think many of us feel our offense lacks - sets him apart. Just an example of how consistently explosive Franklin was this season. He had a 30+ yard reception in 12 of 13 games. That 13th game he was hurt in the second quarter and gutted out the rest of that Pac12 championship game. Nabers and Odunze were tied for second at 10 games a piece. He also had 7 games with a 40+ yard receptions which was more than Nabers and tied with Odunze in 2 less games.

Agreed. Maybe it makes them recheck the tape if the times are out of sync with what they had seen on tape. But Rousseau was criticized because his agility and explosive scores were very poor at his pro day. https://twitter.com/MathBomb/status/1387977896178892801/photo/1 Kincaid couldn’t work out predraft because of an injury. We drafted both in the first round still.

He’s WR4 imo, would be great if we got him at 28

Just an example of how consistently explosive Franklin was on top of his huge yardage. He had a 30+ yard reception in 12 of 13 games. That 13th game he was hurt in the second quarter and gutted out the rest of that Pac12 championship game. Nabers and Odunze were tied for second at 10 games a piece. He also had 7 games with a 40+ yard receptions which was more than Nabers and tied with Odunze in 2 less games. Aka he’s a beast

supposedly sick at or just before, I’ll take his great season over the combine performance

Troy Franklin (WR4 imo) has a private workout with the Bills, per Tony Pauline: https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/news-insider-notes-2024-ucla-wisconsin-oregon-pro-day-braelon-allen-missing-troy-franklin-shines

I really wanted to add him in 2021 before he signed with Washington. He really balled out his last season in Carolina, leading the league in reception percentage that year and being a beast on third down. I’m excited they gave Joe Brady someone he had a lot of success with who will be good on those quick screens. My fear is that the Bills will see this as being good enough at the WR position and forego it early in the draft. We are one of two teams - the other being the Bucs who had Mike Evans and Godwin - who have not drafted a WR in the first three rounds in the past 5 years. I still really hope we draft a WR at 28. Whether the rook is WR2 and Samuel is WR 3 or 4 or vice versa this year, our WR room as a whole will be much more talented and prepared for next year when Diggs will likely be gone. So in short, love we got Josh this weapon and let’s keep it going in the draft Beane!!!!

Goes by Bub so that’s a positive right there. From the very little amount I can find of him on YouTube…day 3 X receiver. Not quick in the short and intermediate but once he picks up speed he can outrace corners deep so his forty time and below average 10 yard split makes sense on tape. Was not done many favors by his QB this year. See him as a player that if you miss out on the first two tiers of X receivers early, you can target late as someone who has the measurables to develop into that role for you.

Yea as a person who rostered Davante Adam’s on my fantasy team in 2022, I hated the sniper Mack Hollins lol he had a good year

His wife went to school at UB

According to DCOranges spreadsheet Anthony Gould actually has the highest YPRR vs man in this years draft class. But Legette is second and weighs almost 50 pounds more than Gould. He was very good this year, had a nice pro day today too from reports.

Yea I haven’t been that excited about bringing DQ back either, but we do just need players under contract at the position this year. Not sure anyone in our price range would be a difference maker more than DQ. Who we select in the draft at the position will be the more crucial to advancing the talent level of the DLine

Nice, he was playing well up until he injured his ribs late last year. 6.5 sacks, 2 picks, and 8 passes defended is pretty good for a guy who only played 36% of defensive snaps

He was signed by the Cardinals earlier today