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If not Dugger, there's Delpit, Davis, Winfield, possibly McKinney if he makes it that far. #22 is a good spot for a safety, but I think it's pretty clear Buffalo likes Dugger a lot. He has some developing to do, but Buffalo is the perfect place for that with Frazier/McD coaching him and Hyde/Poyer ahead of him on the depth chart and Dugger offers a combination of skills none of the other safeties do. I don't know what to make of Biadasz draft stock; I remember he was thought of as possibly the best IOL in the draft coming into the year. Seems like this is perceived as a really weak class for IOL and he's stumbled with Cesar Ruiz establishing himself as the #1 guy.

IMO, I'm looking at Round 2 for my first WR and probably round 4, possibly in a trade up, for my 2nd. Something like this that I just did at The Draft Network would be great and is at least decently realistic (for now at least, obviously a lot of time for draft stock to change still): This assumes we've signed/traded for a WR that is capable of starting (even if it's just someone like Devin Funchess or Geronimo Allison or something like that) and that we've either brought Shaq back or signed a replacement for him so that we aren't relying on Alton as a starter from Day 1.

Sort of. I grew up in a family of Bills fans and spent my childhood going to training camp in Rochester and watched their games on TV with the family all the time, but Tampa Bay was my favorite team growing up. After I moved away, I basically used the Bills as a way to maintain a strong connection with my family and cousins and stuff and eventually Buffalo became my favorite team. I still watch Tampa a good amount and root for them as long as they aren't playing the Bills, but the Bills are the team that I make sure I don't miss any games for.

I think safety is definitely something to keep an eye on in the first round. Expected to be a lot of good safety options in our draft range and not much after it.

I think we might end up needing to trade up in the 2nd to get him which I'm a bit iffy about. I also don't think he'll really help much next season, so if we decide to go with him as our first WR pick in the draft, we need to acquire an established starter through free agency/trade IMO. There's some very serious untapped potential in him though and it'll really depend on how quick he's able to tap into that. If he works on beating press coverage this offseason, he could end up playing a DK Metcalf role for us, but he's behind Metcalf from a developmental perspective right now.

Going back to my list again: McLaurin - 58 yards per game his senior year and 33 per game over his career. Ended up going in the 3rd and was a stud this year. DJ Chark - One year of okay production, went in the 2nd, and was very good this past season. Michael Thomas - Averaged 56 yards per game the two years he played a lot in college. Went in the 2nd and is obviously incredible. Mike Wallace - Averaged 60 yards per game his senior year. Ended up going in the 3rd and was good. Tyreek Hill - As I mentioned, he basically didn't do anything at all in college.

I would be extremely disappointed if we do not take two.

I have Jefferson ahead of Higgins personally, but they don't really fill the same hole. Jefferson is a projection out wide; he was mainly utilized as a big slot in college. As we learned from Zay, it's not always easy to transition out wide. Higgins is already ready to line up out wide on Day 1.

What exactly do you mean by average WR? A lot of times, you have cases like DK Metcalf for example where the raw production wasn't really there in college but the underlying metrics were. Edit: Other examples of guys that didn't have a lot of raw production in college and tested extremely well: DJ Chark Tyreek Hill (averaged like 40 receiving yards per game at West Alabama) Kind of Michael Thomas (he didn't test as a freak but he tested in like the 80th percentile of WRs) Mike Wallace (had like 3 or 4 1000 yard seasons in the NFL after never hitting 800 yards in college) Steve Smith Terry McLaurin

I’m probably on team #TradeDown, but we also have to be careful. If we don’t sign/trade for a starting caliber WR, we risk going into the season once again with two WRs that are ready to be significant contributors. I don’t think Mims and Shenault for example would address our need for a starter as a rookie despite being a worthy consideration in the 2nd round.

Figured I'd let you guys know that I had posted this over on Buffalo Rumblings. Here's the blurb explaining everything in it. https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2020/2/28/21157354/breakdown-of-wr-prospect-metrics-as-well-as-some-other-goodies And here's a direct link to the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EGcKt-3OhHND7shQmY9LREGwBxtnUcFwQtQDz2U-3tk/edit?usp=sharing Essentially... 1st tab = Positional Rankings from Matt Miller combined with the schools that we've scouted to see a color-coded map of which positions we've scouted the most, who we've scouted, where they rank, etc. 2nd tab = List of prospects that we've met with at the Senior Bowl, Combine, etc. and where they rank at their position. 3rd tab = Breakdown of all the WRs using a combination of metrics from PlayerProfiler.com, Pro Football Focus, and the NFL Combine. This is color-coded relative to their peers so you can see who stands out in each category. I also have additional tables in there where I split them up based on WR type so you can see how all the slot WRs compare to one another, how the wideouts compare, etc.

It’s my hands for me from playing basketball growing up. I can warn my friends when rain is on its way because my knuckles stiffen up and I can’t call anyone a loser with my finger and thumb because I can only make a J instead of an L lol

Between the 40 and the initial gauntlet run, it was a tough stretch there for Reagor. He's settled in pretty nicely now though.

Proche skipped the 40. Looks super natural catching the ball though. Him and Kalija Lipscomb were my two pleasant surprises of the drills so far.

Michael Pittman Jr. continuing to check all the boxes for me. Answered the speed question too.

Still reminds me of DJ Moore personally

Yep, confirmed what I've thought all along. I'll never understand the people saying he was going to be in the 4.3's. 4.55-4.60 is his range and that's totally fine; his strength is his calling card to me. Still think he's more of a Round 2 than Round 1 though.

Honestly think Jeudy plays faster than a 4.46. Not surprised about Mims either; he's a very tantalizing project. Donovan Peoples-Jones is the next one I'm keeping an eye on. Pittman too, but more out of nervousness for him haha.

Should be starting momentarily

Two is absolutely mandatory. Beane should be fired if we don't get two.

John Hightower is one guy I need to go back and find film of. Almost 6'2", 4.43 40, 38.5" vert, big hands. I think Dane Brugler from The Athletic is high on him as well; he checks a lot of boxes.

Yeah, broken foot for him

Damn, first Bryan Edwards, now Jefferson. Tough week for Cover 1's crushes.

His metrics were generally a mixed bag. Pretty much average across the board with the exception of having a good breakout age. The guys watching film generally liked him a lot due to how easily he beat press coverage, stacked his man, and accelerated down the field for explosive plays.

It's from Pro Football Focus' draft guide