Share Your Bold Buffalo Bills 2020 Draft Prediction

[Rocky Landing]

I believe they will look at the later rounds of the draft as next to meaningless. After all, we are essentially drafting backups. It's likely that we will not have a single draft pick starting for most of the season-- unless... we trade up from our first pick in the second round. I would not be at all surprised if we bundle a bunch of late-round picks to trade up to early in the second round, or even into the first round, with enough draft capital that will inspire many to say that the Bills overpaid.

 

That is my Bold Buffalo Bills 2020 Draft Prediction: We will bundle our pick #54, along with about three later-round picks, including our fourth, to trade up for a lot less than what that Draft Trade Value Chart, that people seem to think is accurate, says is a good deal. Many on these boards will lose their minds. But, the FO won't care, because they know anyone drafted after the fourth has little chance to make even the PS. And, with that pick, we will get the one player out of the draft that can make a real impact on the 2020 season.

[Dkollidas]

My bold prediction:

 

Buffalo Only uses 4 of their 7 remaining picks.

 

Their general tendency to trade up, combined with the Coronavirus and its hampering scouting for pro-days and interviews with late round targets, to me says they’ll target a few guys in each of rounds 2-5 and use some capital to work up even a couple picks to get “their guy”.

[tomur67]

The Bills trade up to get a RB, Swift or Taylor!

[Just Joshin']

They draft the brother of Diggs.

[freester]

We draft Donovan Peoples Jones WR Michigan in the 4th round and he becomes a stud. 

[BubbaT]

The Bills with the 1st pick they have will take McDermott's long sought after big nickle. I'm not enough of a draft guy to say who'll that'll be. I just expect the player to be an elite athlete who can move and bring  a little something everywhere (cover, rush, plug against the run). They'll take a RB in either 2nd or 3rd round. I think they'll trade off lower round picks to move up in rounds if they can.

Edited March 29, 2020 by BubbaT

[John from Riverside]

1 hour ago, Baba Booey said:

With the 54th pick in this years draft... the Buffalo Bills select Laviska Shenault. Wide Receiver, Colorado. 

If he lasts that far so be it

[Motor26]

The Bills will get 3 immediate rotation players out of this draft. 

[section122]

Trade up in the 2nd round to grab someone they had rated as a first rounder.

 

I want to be extra bold and say I think it will be defense.  After success in the 3rd with Singletary it wouldnt surprise me to see them wait until then to to to for the rb.  Diggs counts imo as a wr draft pick so I would be surprised if they went right back to that position in the 2nd or 3rd.

 

Agree with @Kirby Jackson about quarterman.  That's a name that keeps popping up kind of like how harrison phillips did.

[Phil The Thrill]

2 hours ago, Baba Booey said:

With the 54th pick in this years draft... the Buffalo Bills select Laviska Shenault. Wide Receiver, Colorado. 

I would love this pick but I have a feeling they are going edge rusher or CB and by the time they pick in the 3rd he’ll be gone.  Really do like this prospect  

[Jeff1954]

The Bills only draft four or five- hardly bold given the number of people making that prediction here- and one of them is a kicker if they draft five.

[machine gun kelly]

WR, Edge, TE, RB in that order and they trade up twice.  They’ll also take BPA for one more pick and that’s it.  It’s a reach on TE, but maybe.

[TC in St. Louis]

14 hours ago, auburnbillsbacker said:

They draft a CB in round 2 and this group goes nuts.

now that's bold.  Well done.

[TC in St. Louis]

They're pretty good at misdirection.  They target guys they really want.  They get them.....two years ago it was Josh Allen and Edmunds.  Last year it was Ed Oliver, and I bet they were poised to move up if necessary.  They also wanted Cody Ford, and they got him.  Same with Dawson Knox and Singletary.  

 

Before the draft I knew about Singletary and Oliver, and had seen Ford's name.  I had never heard of Knox, and I'm glad they got him.  

 

This year, I think they have a target for "late first/early second," and will be ready to bust a move unless the cost is just too high.  In the 3rd, they'll have a guy they want and use an extra pick to get that guy.  This will go on through the 4th.  After that, unless somebody they target is still on the board, it's a crap shoot.

 

I don't think they'll be revealing who they want.  Having a chat with Mims could be a decoy, who knows?  Dude talked to 5 teams.  

 

The guy that seems very intriguing is Duggar.  

 

What is their single biggest need?  What do they perceive as their single biggest need?  

[MrEpsYtown]

We somehow come away with both Notre Dame guys Cole Kmet and Chase Claypool, adding a ton of size to our passing offense. 

[chris heff]

13 hours ago, tomur67 said:

The Bills trade up to get a RB, Swift or Taylor!

I’d like them to draft both Taylor and Swift just because.

[frostbitmic]

Going off a hunch that the season will be cancelled, the Bills trade all of their 2020 draft picks for picks next year.

[Kirby Jackson]

 

[Chandler#81]

21 hours ago, Phil The Thrill said:

Unless it’s suddenly postponed, it’s looking like the NFL Draft will be on is in a few weeks.  In this thread, make a bold NFL Draft prediction about the Buffalo Bills.

 

I will start - 

 My prediction? You -and @Billy White Shows won’t be here to tell us how you did.

Just a guess..

[The Firebaugh Kid]

Touchdown makers....

Antonio Gibson WR/RB Round 3/4

[Phil The Thrill]

2 hours ago, MrEpsYtown said:

We somehow come away with both Notre Dame guys Cole Kmet and Chase Claypool, adding a ton of size to our passing offense. 

I really like Claypool

[Jay free]

One or two of these prospects:   Rb taylor, swift, Akers, moss,    Lb quarterman,  wr mims , golden, clay pool,  DE anai, greenard, k levin chaisson,  safety Antione Winfield jr, Kvon Wallace 

 

bills will trade players, and future draft picks, including a number one next year, to go 'all in' this year.

 

we are a 'no huddle offense' away from being 'championship caliber'

 

 

[maryland-bills-fan]

20 hours ago, Logic said:

 

I’d actually be pretty irritated if it was a defense heavy draft, too.

 

They have already poured so much money and so many draft picks into the defense. It’s ALREADY a top 5 unit and should get better as guys like Oliver and Edmunds progress.

 

Meanwhile, the offense is a bottom 7 unit. This is Allen’s make or break year. Beane said the team needs more “touchdown makers”, and thus far he has only added one. The offense needs All more upgrades, namely at RB, WR, and OT. 

 

So with regard to this coming draft? I’m 100% with you. We need offense, and it would be irritating to watch them use three of their first four picks or something on defense.

Beane says they need more "touchdown makers".   Are we going to get a starting WR at #54?  Nope. Can't get TD's sitting on the bench.  DE?  I couldn't find any DE who scored a TD last year.  Of the top 50 tacklers, 3 LB and 1 S scored TD.s     No DE's.   ......Let's put our thinking caps on.   We have our starting WR on the team already and they touch the ball a lot....Hmmmmmm.  Tight ends get passed to sometimes but we have a decent bunch of them, there is no superman in the draft, and they seldom score except as an almost gadget play in the red zone...... Hmmm  Allen is already on the team as the QB..........WAIT  I got it !!   We are going to draft a CENTER because he handles the ball the most !!  A quick 4.55 guy and the QB handback to the center will be our bread and butter play. !!......  or maybe a top notch RB?

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/stats?season=2019&week=100&category=DEFENSE&sortOrder=0&page=1

[Formerly Allan in MD]

Dobbins, please.

[Logic]

18 minutes ago, maryland-bills-fan said:

Beane says they need more "touchdown makers".   Are we going to get a starting WR at #54?  Nope. Can't get TD's sitting on the bench.  DE?  I couldn't find any DE who scored a TD last year.  Of the top 50 tacklers, 3 LB and 1 S scored TD.s     No DE's.   ......Let's put our thinking caps on.   We have our starting WR on the team already and they touch the ball a lot....Hmmmmmm.  Tight ends get passed to sometimes but we have a decent bunch of them, there is no superman in the draft, and they seldom score except as an almost gadget play in the red zone...... Hmmm  Allen is already on the team as the QB..........WAIT  I got it !!   We are going to draft a CENTER because he handles the ball the most !!  A quick 4.55 guy and the QB handback to the center will be our bread and butter play. !!......  or maybe a top notch RB?

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/stats?season=2019&week=100&category=DEFENSE&sortOrder=0&page=1

 

 

A player doesn’t need to be a starter to be a touchdown maker. A big WR like a Chase Claypool or Tee Higgins can be a red zone threat. Doesn’t mean they have to start.

 

Likewise, a Jonathan Taylor or AJ Dillon could be mighty useful in goal line situations — right now our QB is essentially our short yardage back, which is not ideal — without being starters.

 

Maybe you were just being funny with your post, but if serious, the thesis that “if a guy doesn’t start, he can’t score touchdowns” is flawed at best, downright false at worst.

Edited March 29, 2020 by Logic

[maryland-bills-fan]

1 hour ago, Logic said:

 

 

A player doesn’t need to be a starter to be a touchdown maker. A big WR like a Chase Claypool or Tee Higgins can be a red zone threat. Doesn’t mean they have to start.

 

Likewise, a Jonathan Taylor or AJ Dillon could be mighty useful in goal line situations — right now our QB is essentially our short yardage back, which is not ideal — without being starters.

 

Maybe you were just being funny with your post, but if serious, the thesis that “if a guy doesn’t start, he can’t score touchdowns” is flawed at best, downright false at worst.

I am looking at one of the top 3 or, at worst, one of the top 5-6 to be a 1a/1b running back. One of the top 3 would likely be the 1a by the middle of the season.  It might be hard to decide who the starter was based upon the number of plays.

[Phil The Thrill]

1 hour ago, maryland-bills-fan said:

Beane says they need more "touchdown makers".   Are we going to get a starting WR at #54?  Nope. Can't get TD's sitting on the bench.  DE?  I couldn't find any DE who scored a TD last year.  Of the top 50 tacklers, 3 LB and 1 S scored TD.s     No DE's.   ......Let's put our thinking caps on.   We have our starting WR on the team already and they touch the ball a lot....Hmmmmmm.  Tight ends get passed to sometimes but we have a decent bunch of them, there is no superman in the draft, and they seldom score except as an almost gadget play in the red zone...... Hmmm  Allen is already on the team as the QB..........WAIT  I got it !!   We are going to draft a CENTER because he handles the ball the most !!  A quick 4.55 guy and the QB handback to the center will be our bread and butter play. !!......  or maybe a top notch RB?

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/stats?season=2019&week=100&category=DEFENSE&sortOrder=0&page=1

I think RB is certainly a possibility but I don’t think they’ll draft one before the 4th round.  I think that the pick in the 2nd round will be DE or CB.  They might not go offense until rounds 4 and 5.  

[PIZ]

The WR that the Bills draft will be Bryan Edwards out of SC. He will give them the size they need at receiver.  6’3” - 215 lbs. Looks bigger than that. 
 

 

 

[maryland-bills-fan]

25 minutes ago, Phil The Thrill said:

I think RB is certainly a possibility but I don’t think they’ll draft one before the 4th round.  I think that the pick in the 2nd round will be DE or CB.  They might not go offense until rounds t  and 5.  

With only one quality running back why in the hell would they wait until the 4th round?  The R1b will get at least 10-15 touches a game.  We might be able to get one of the top 3 RB's who (within 2-3 years) could be a top 8 RB in the league.  You rather a development prospect at DE, who 53 other teams decided not to draft.  JHC !!

 

[Phil The Thrill]

11 minutes ago, maryland-bills-fan said:

With only one quality running back why in the hell would they wait until the 4th round?  The R1b will get at least 10-15 touches a game.  We might be able to get one of the top 3 RB's who (within 2-3 years) could be a top 8 RB in the league.  You rather a development prospect at DE, who 53 other teams decided not to draft.  JHC !!

 

I’m not saying I personally would do it, it’s just what  I’m guessing.  Only because they have no future option at DE after this season.  Hughes and Addison are short term at this point.  
 

You can make the argument at CB2.  If they resign Tre they will want a cost-controller started on the other side for the next 5 years.  I see CB as a real option too.

 

 

[Seoulofstone]

17 hours ago, John from Riverside said:

If he lasts that far so be it

 

 I was going to predict that Shenault falls to the third! I think his injury history with lack of medicals and visits will put teams off. I mean Metcalf almost dropped to the third last year.

[maryland-bills-fan]

2 hours ago, Phil The Thrill said:

  t what  I’m guessing.  Only because they have no future option at DE after this season.  Hughes and Addison are short term at this point. 

Gee,   do you think there will be another Crowley type player as a FA or trade next year? Do you think that maybe 3 or 4 really great potential young defensive ends might wind up on somebody's practice squad-  somebody they are trying to hide?  Maybe a guy who has already been through the original screening and culling that rookies get, and has a year or two of time on pro training.  Have you looked at who might be available in the 2021 draft ?    This is not the last chance we have to pump young DE's into the pipeline.  Is it possible that one of the Bills depth chart people might develop.  Has God put out a notice that as of 3-29-2020 not a single additional NFL DE is going to be allowed to breathe?        https://nfltraderumors.co/2021-nfl-free-agent-list/ 

Edited March 29, 2020 by maryland-bills-fan

[NewEra]

I don’t predict that we’ll draft Kyle Dugger and Antonio Gibson in rd 2 and 3 because I’d be very happy with that.

[Phil The Thrill]

5 hours ago, maryland-bills-fan said:

Gee,   do you think there will be another Crowley type player as a FA or trade next year? Do you think that maybe 3 or 4 really great potential young defensive ends might wind up on somebody's practice squad-  somebody they are trying to hide?  Maybe a guy who has already been through the original screening and culling that rookies get, and has a year or two of time on pro training.  Have you looked at who might be available in the 2021 draft ?    This is not the last chance we have to pump young DE's into the pipeline.  Is it possible that one of the Bills depth chart people might develop.  Has God put out a notice that as of 3-29-2020 not a single additional NFL DE is going to be allowed to breathe?        https://nfltraderumors.co/2021-nfl-free-agent-list/ 

That’s not what I’m getting at.  My point is you have to consider the salary cap years down the line.  If the Bills are going to tie up $30M+ on Josh Allen, $17M+ on Tre White, $12M on Dion Dawkins it’s going to drastically change their cap space.  So you need to find cost controlled players on rookie deals.  
 

If the Bills draft a DE in Round 2, he’ll have a year to play behind Addison and Hughes and then can start in the 2021 season allowing them the flexibility to clean up their cap by moving on from either veteran DE.  

To your argument about a DE other places - with a few exceptions, most of the quality edge rushers in the NFL were drafted between Rounds 1-3.   Also in three drafts McDermott has never spent a high pick on a DE.
 

I just think all signs point to a DE in Round 2.

[Freddie's Dead]

[papazoid]

bills pick a QB in third round

[maryland-bills-fan]

5 hours ago, Phil The Thrill said:

That’s not what I’m getting at.  My point is you have to consider the salary cap years down the line.  If the Bills are going to tie up $30M+ on Josh Allen, $17M+ on Tre White, $12M on Dion Dawkins it’s going to drastically change their cap space.  So you need to find cost controlled players on rookie deals.  
 

If the Bills draft a DE in Round 2, he’ll have a year to play behind Addison and Hughes and then can start in the 2021 season allowing them the flexibility to clean up their cap by moving on from either veteran DE.  

To your argument about a DE other places - with a few exceptions, most of the quality edge rushers in the NFL were drafted between Rounds 1-3.   Also in three drafts McDermott has never spent a high pick on a DE.
 

I just think all signs point to a DE in Round 2.

Well, I see the chance to get a game-changing running back in the second round and Beane has not picked up any JAG veteran running backs. That last thing should tell us something.  It seems that defensive ends are either found high in the draft- 1st round, or are hidden somewhere and everywhere else.  The chart below suggests we would be as successful looking in the 4th round and UFA as in the second round. This year they are predicting  run on DE's, with 11 or so supposed to go before our #54 pick.  The list below shows that there is no year with more than two top DE's selected.

 

1., Calais Campbell Jacksonville ………2^nd round 2018      #  50

2. Myles Garrett, Cleveland……………1^st round 2017         #  01

3. Cameron Jordan, New Orleans         1^st round 2011        #  24

4. Joey Bosa, Los Angeles Chargers     1^st round 2017       #  03

5., Danielle Hunter Minnesota                3^rd round 2015       #  88

6. Demarcus Lawrence, Dallas               2^nd round 2014      #  34

7. Frank Clark, Kansas City                    2^nd round 2015      #  63

8. Trey Flowers, Detroit                          4^th round 2015       # 101

9. Melvin Ingram, Chargers                    1^st round 2012       #   18

10. Dee Ford, San Francisco                  1^st round 2014       #  23

11. Michael Bennett, New England                              UFA 2009

12. Olivier Vernon, Cleveland                            3^rd round 2012         # 72
 

13., Mario Addison Carolina(BUFFALO)                     UFA 2011

14. Yannick Ngakoue, Jacksonville                    3^rd round 2016         # 69

15. Jerry Hughes, Buffalo                                    1^st round 2010          #31

 

So. We don’t have a 1^st round draft pick.  We are unlikely to get a #16 pick in the first round (avg of 1^st round DE) anytime soon. There are 6 first rounders, only 3 second rounders, 3 third rounders a forth rounder and two UFA.  There are NINE from the first and second rounds and NINE from the third round and below.   We don’t need to waste that second round pick on a DE prospect.

 

 

https://athlonsports.com/nfl/nfl-defensive-linemen-rankings

[Watching since 1964]

A mock draft show today on Joe Marino’s Locked on Bills podcast. He invited users of The Draft Network’s mock draft machine to take a screenshot of their picks, tweet it to him and he would evaluate the picks. Plan is to repeat it every Monday up until the draft.

[BillsFan17]

The Bills will address needs, but maybe not with some of the names we all want/like/are familiar with... some will be mad/bummed/optimistic.

 

And in spite of that Beane will land minimum two starters.

[RyanC883]

16 hours ago, PIZ said:

The WR that the Bills draft will be Bryan Edwards out of SC. He will give them the size they need at receiver.  6’3” - 215 lbs. Looks bigger than that. 
 

 

 

would love this.  And he's likely a 3rd or 4th rounder.