The Buffalo Bills have cleared space to make a few moves in free agency, but the team is going to need some of their pressing needs via the draft.
Buffalo has needs on their defensive line and in their secondary. Adding a weapon or two for Josh Allen is also a must.
Entering the 2024 NFL Draft, Buffalo holds 11 draft picks. It’s possible that Brandon Beane uses all 11 selections, but the general manager has been known to wheel and deal in the past. Playing the role of Beane, we wheeled and dealed in our first mock draft to address the team’s most pressing needs.
Using the PFF mock draft simulator, here is how we fared.
Round 1, Pick 28: TRADE
Buffalo sends picks 28, 128, 134, 163 to Green Bay Packers for picks 41 and 58.
The Packers, shortly after making their first pick of the first round, trade back into the end of the first round. In a weaker conference, the Packers land two top-30 prospects in an attempt to become the top dog in the conference. Buffalo, meanwhile, sets themselves up with three picks inside the top-60.
Round 2, Pick 41: Tyler Nubin, S, Minnesota
There were many directions that I considered with pick 41, but with so many talented receivers still remaining I went with the top defender available.
The Bills have ties to a few safeties in this year’s draft class thanks to Jahmile Addae, but Nubin stands out above both Kam Kinchens and Javon Bullard. Nubin can play both safety spots, is strong in the run game and has excellent instincts which could make him a ball hawk in the NFL. After losing Jordan Poyer in free agency and the Bills doing little in regards to safety as of this writing, Nubin helps address a need in the secondary.
Pick 58: Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina
Buffalo added Curtis Samuel and Mack Hollins to their receiving room in free agency, but Legette is too good to pass up at this point. Legette ran a 4.39 40-yard dash at the combine and as mentioned by Patriots beat reporter Taylor Kyles, no receiver in this year’s draft class had…
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