Plausible X/#1 receiver trade candidates — are there any?

[HappyDays]

2 hours ago, loyal2dagame said:

Trading for a #1 isn't plausible when the Bills only have less than 2 mil in cap space.  We're fizzucked

 

Waddle only costs $585K this season for the team that trades for him:

 

 

[gobills404]

1 hour ago, HappyDays said:

Apparently Waddle is available:

 

 

Waddle is my #1 target just because of how funny it would be to see Dolphins fans reactions

[Low Positive]

Waddle will be a Steeler before Tuesday is over. They didn’t, in fact, end up signing MVS. They’re in a one-year window, desperate for a WR, and provide another option for Miami to not have to trade Waddle to Buffalo or New England. That’s where he goes if he gets traded. 

[NewEra]

1 hour ago, HappyDays said:

 

Waddle only costs $585K this season for the team that trades for him:

 

 

Now we just have to convince Miami to trade him to us

[Warriorspikes51]

Beane goes bananas: 
 

1st + 4th for Waddle

Coleman, Samuel, 2nd for Olave (extended) & Shaheed

 

Olave

Waddle

Shakir

Shaheed

Palmer

 

Wut?!  Don’t @ at me. Let me have a moment🤣

seriously though something along those lines for either trade needs to happen

Edited 14 hours ago by Warriorspikes51

[BillsFanForever19]

3 hours ago, NewEra said:

Now we just have to convince Miami to trade him to us

 

The only way I can see it being remotely possibly is if we're literally the *only* team in the entire NFL offering a 1st for him. Any other team that offers a 1st will both be in another division or conference and also perceived to have a higher pick.

 

It stinks that the Dolphins and Jets are both sellers with pieces we need, but are inside the Division and unlikely to assist a rival. Especially one that's Draft slot is looked at as one of the worst in the league.

Edited 10 hours ago by BillsFanForever19

[Buffalo716]

4 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Now we just have to convince Miami to trade him to us

 

Longest and biggest rival

 

Hell would freeze over before they traded us waddle

[No_Matter_What]

On 10/27/2025 at 5:18 PM, BuffaloBillyG said:

This has always been the most likely outcome barring a Herschel Walker type offer 

But it doesn't matter, people will still blame Beane that he didn't get him, just as they blame him for not drafting BTJ, even though we probably didn't have a chance to do so.

[Psautcsk]

5 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

The only way I can see it being remotely possibly is if we're literally the *only* team in the entire NFL offering a 1st for him. Any other team that offers a 1st will both be in another division or conference and also perceived to have a higher pick.

 

It stinks that the Dolphins and Jets are both sellers with pieces we need, but are inside the Division and unlikely to assist a rival. Especially one that's Draft slot is looked at as one of the worst in the league.

The Dolphins will trade Waddle to the Patriots just to spite the Bills.

[Low Positive]

4 hours ago, Psautcsk said:

The Dolphins will trade Waddle to the Patriots just to spite the Bills.

Won’t happen. They have both the Steelers and Broncos as other options. 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

I’m going to start by saying no WR will be big in this offense. It’s not how we play. Its by design. Every aspect of that has been proven and shown since Brady took over.  The offense is not the issue with this team. I do not think we will trade for a WR at the deadline.
 

People wanting these WRs like Shaheed and Myers. They aren’t even better than what we have. There’s literally no point. They are just guys and will make zero impact. If you are going to trade for a guy. It’s got to be 

 

-Ridley 

-AJ Brown

-Olave

-Waddle

-Jeudy

Or don’t even bother. If we are going to trade for another scrap heap 30 catch guy, don’t even waste the assets or the time 

[Roundybout]

9 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

I’m going to start by saying no WR will be big in this offense. It’s not how we play. Its by design. Every aspect of that has been proven and shown since Brady took over.  The offense is not the issue with this team. I do not think we will trade for a WR at the deadline.
 

People wanting these WRs like Shaheed and Myers. They aren’t even better than what we have. There’s literally no point. They are just guys and will make zero impact. If you are going to trade for a guy. It’s got to be 

 

-Ridley 

-AJ Brown

-Olave

-Waddle

-Jeudy

Or don’t even bother. If we are going to trade for another scrap heap 30 catch guy, don’t even waste the assets or the time 

Id even say of your list, Ridley and Jeudy aren’t going to move the needle much either. 
 

If we have to do it, go nuts and get Brown for instant results or get Waddle if you want to build for the future

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

2 minutes ago, Roundybout said:

Id even say of your list, Ridley and Jeudy aren’t going to move the needle much either. 
 

If we have to do it, go nuts and get Brown for instant results or get Waddle if you want to build for the future

I think Ridley is actually really good. And he’s fast. AJ brown isn’t happening and unfortunately I’m sure Olave isn’t either. Ridley probably can be had semi realistically 

[nosejob]

I'd send a 1st and 4th to Tenn. for Simmons and Ridley and maybe even Hooker. The Titans are the team to work with.

[boater]

Miami isn't trading with the Bills. It just isn't going to happen.

[starrymessenger]

22 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

I think Ridley is actually really good. And he’s fast. AJ brown isn’t happening and unfortunately I’m sure Olave isn’t either. Ridley probably can be had semi realistically 

As others have mentioned Ridley is nursing a hammy and has missed like three games already. He is not being held out because of a pending trade. This type of injury can resolve fairly quickly or it can last a while. He's under contract through 2027 so maybe you pick him up more with a view to the future than for what he may be able do for you now. It's sort of unfortunate given that he has been a durable player and he is a complete receiver. Led the league in air yards last year for what that is worth.

Edited 3 hours ago by starrymessenger

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

1 minute ago, starrymessenger said:

As others have mentioned Ridley is nursing a hammy and has missed like three games already. He is not being held out because of a pending trade. This type of injury can resolve fairly quickly or it can last a while. He's under contract through 2027 so maybe you pick him up more with a view to the future than for what he may be able do for you now. It's sort of unfortunate given that he has been a durable player and he is a complete receiver. LED the league in air yards last year for what that is worth.

As I said immediately I do not think we trade for a WR. I do not even care. The defense is the problem. Been for 8 years. I don’t expect any additional WRs. All

im saying is if it’s not one of those few guys, don’t bother 

[starrymessenger]

1 minute ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

As I said immediately I do not think we trade for a WR. I do not even care. The defense is the problem. Been for 8 years. I don’t expect any additional WRs. All

im saying is if it’s not one of those few guys, don’t bother 

Ok. My own view is that I trust McD to improve the D by playoff time and sure I'd like Simmons too. But I don't trust this receiver group such as it is. They need an X who can serve as your #1 receiver at a bare minimum. Depending on the number of looks he gets maybe Shakir can be your #2 (I think his targets are down about a third from this time last year). I have to wonder whether this passing game is one that best suits Josh. If as you suggest they don't move on a WR now I think we will find out whether that's the case or not.

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

4 minutes ago, starrymessenger said:

Ok. My own view is that I trust McD to improve the D by playoff time and sure I'd like Simmons too. But I don't trust this receiver group such as it is. They need an X who can serve as your #1 receiver at a bare minimum. Depending on the number of looks he gets maybe Shakir can be your #2 (I think his targets are down about a third from this time last year). I have to wonder whether this passing game is one that best suits Josh. If as you suggest they don't move on a WR now I think we will find out whether that's the case or not.

Just curious why you trust him to fix it? Our defense is why we haven’t won a Super Bowl yet and we get literally shredded in every single playoff loss? I’ll give him 17. That was on the offense. Every other year our defense is why we didn’t make it. In what world do you have trust here? The only thing to trust is that we are going to most likely need a TD on every offensive possession and turnovers to beat a good team in the playoffs. Which is inexcusable 

[finn]

11 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

The only way I can see it being remotely possibly is if we're literally the *only* team in the entire NFL offering a 1st for him. Any other team that offers a 1st will both be in another division or conference and also perceived to have a higher pick.

 

It stinks that the Dolphins and Jets are both sellers with pieces we need, but are inside the Division and unlikely to assist a rival. Especially one that's Draft slot is looked at as one of the worst in the league.

How about two number ones? Waddle would take the offense to another level, with every other offensive position set for the time being. On defense, if McDermott can't manage with that slew of draft picks the last two years, well, the offense will have to carry him.