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Where is that picture even from? It doesn't look like DK posted it on his social media accounts

We say that, but people knew about Josh Allen and Harrison Phillips last year. Buffalo doesn't appear to be without its leaks.

I don't really see why Williams couldn't hypothetically start from Day 1 at OG.

Definitely interesting to hear.

From today's Albert Breer article: https://amp.si.com/nfl/2019/04/11/nfl-cba-collective-bargaining-agreement-nflpa-jerry-jones-minneapolis?__twitter_impression=true

To be fair, that still makes him bigger than Hollywood Brown, who some still believe will be the first WR taken in the draft. And if you focus on just Isabella's games against what most would consider to be good competition (and let's not get it twisted, everyone has cupcakes on their schedules; just not as much as UMass due to their conference), you're left with 13 games, which is perfect because that's roughly how many games a college player generally plays in a season so you can get a gauge of what Isabella's numbers would have been if he only played against solid competition. In those 13 games, Isabella put up 82 receptions for 1,182 yards and 6 TDs while also adding 130 rushing yards; which would put him right up there with almost all of the other WRs in this class (and this collection of 13 games is probably stronger than most of these guys face in a given year). The list of opponents is below: Florida Boston College x2 Mississippi State x2 South Carolina Temple Tennessee Appalachian State Florida International x2 South Florida Georgia Having said all that, just because he put up good numbers in college doesn't necessarily mean he'll do the same in the NFL, but he has the physical skills to be good, has the production that would suggest he might be good, and other WRs that are just as small or smaller are considered among the best WR prospects in the class as well.

Is it bold to say that I think a WR will be taken in the top 10?

I'm pretty much always happy to trade down, but if we stay at #9, I don't really see any way that we end up in what I would categorize as "no man's land". There's more than 9 good players that would fit positions of need for us.

You're not really going to find that in this year's draft. I think Deebo Samuel might be the closest but he's two inches shorter than DeAndre and doesn't have the wingspan that DeAndre had. I think he's more or less got all of those attributes, but probably not as high-end as Hopkins is in any of them.

My personal top 5 is: DK Metcalf - Checks basically all of the boxes for me; can be a starter from Day 1 as mainly a vertical threat IMO with the potential to become an elite WR Deebo Samuel - Isn't the freakish athlete that Metcalf is but he's still strong, explosive, big and good hands, and a great route runner Stanley Morgan - My favorite potential value play at the position; might be the best route runner in the draft class, nailed every athletic measurement besides 40 time (which is still a decent 4.53), and has good hands as well N'Keal Harry - I'm still a bit wary of his separation skills and overall explosiveness, but great body control and contested catch ability as well as potentially being a YAC threat. Also love his relative youth and the fact that he was a difference maker at such a young age in college. Tyre Brady - Like Harry, I'm a bit wary of his separation skills and overall explosiveness, but I think his body control and hands are even better than Harry's. I was tempted to put Brady above Harry, but I think Harry has more YAC potential and Brady will have a red flag from getting into trouble early in his career. Honorable mentions (not in any particular order): Emanuel Hall, Andy Isabella, JJ Arcega-Whiteside, Kelvin Harmon, Hakeem Butler I think the guys at WalterFootball have been discussing Campbell as a potential late 1st rounder most of the year, but yeah, it's definitely not the consensus.

Just comparing to last year, the games that are different are: Last year: Chargers - good Vikings - meh Packers - meh Texans - meh Colts - good Bears - good Jaguars - bad Lions - bad This year: Giants - bad Cowboys - good Redskins - bad Eagles - good Browns - good Steelers - good Bengals - bad Broncos - meh I think one of the Giants/Bengals will end up being more competitive than people expect, but either way, I think this year's slate is at least on par with last year's, if not more difficult. Jets should obviously be improved as well (while the Dolphins should be worse). Last year's schedule looked more difficult when it came out than this year's does, but the Jags, Vikings, and Packers were all pretty big disappointments. That could obviously happen this year too, but for now at least, I think this year's slate looks to be on par or stronger.

I don't know the Jets schedule, but I don't think the Bills schedule looks any easier than last year's. At the end of the day, I think the playoffs are only within reach if Allen takes a major step forwards (which is absolutely possible but not something I'm willing to count on).

I don't think Buffalo and the Jets are on the same tier as Houston/Indy/Pitt. I'd probably just move Buffalo and Jets down to the big blah tier that you have below them in the OP.

Yes, he has Warring going at #98, so he would be an option. I agree; he's really intriguing to me. I think I'd prefer your first 3 picks over what Brugler has as well, though I think I'd lean towards Wilkins over Burns. I also might prefer DK over both of them, but it's tough with DK for me. I think he's a great prospect, but the WR class is so deep that there's a serious opportunity cost to taking DK at #9 even if I think he has elite potential and an under-the-radar kinda high floor IMO (if his medicals check out).

Syracuse is fine defensively; always among the top 10-20 teams in that regard. But the offense has been consistently atrocious ever since the sanctions we got a little while back.

Some of the guys that went shortly after those first 3 picks (focusing on positions that would make at least some sense for Buffalo are): #9: Devin Bush, Andre Dillard, Christian Wilkins, DK Metcalf, Brian Burns, Jonah Williams, TJ Hockenson #40: Chris Lindstrom, Justin Layne, Dalton Risner, DeAndre Baker, Hakeem Butler, DreMont Jones #74: Dawson Knox, Miles Sanders, Damien Harris, Nate Davis, David Montgomery, Kelvin Harmon

Their offense was literally #2 in the country in adjusted offensive efficiency. There’s a difference between not liking offense and playing at a slow pace. I’d kill for Syracuse to get a coach that can get his team to score the way Bennett does. If UVA can keep Bennett there, they’re going to be a force to be reckoned with for awhile.

Doubt he makes it, but literally no harm in giving him a shot considering the roster exemption. Pretty cool.

I don't think Brown slipping to 40 is out of the question. He's not really someone I want Buffalo to take anyways, but I definitely wouldn't be on board in the top 15.

I like him but I'm not really sure what his upside is. Seems like he's really freakin good at contested catches, specifically fades, but he didn't really do much else at Stanford. As far as athleticism, granted it was a pro-day so take a grain of salt, but he ran a 4.49 40. Definitely didn't look that fast on tape though.

https://theathletic.com/909149/2019/04/08/dane-bruglers-mock-draft-5-0-projecting-all-seven-rounds-and-all-254-selections/ Bills Picks: Buffalo Bills1 9 DL Rashan Gary2 40 OT Kaleb McGary3 74 WR J.J. Arcega-Whiteside4 112 TE Josh Oliver4 131 RB Trayveon Williams5 147 CB Kris Boyd5 158 LB Ben Burr-Kirven6 181 DS Ugo Amadi7 225 OG Fred Johnson7 228 PT Mitchell Wishnowsky

First game starts at 8:12. Second game starts at 59:30. He doesn't really do anything in either outside of getting pushed around by the one guy that was his size and having a nice spin move at one point. He’s #12.

Eh, I've watched some of his scrimmages in the U.S., he didn't really show any post game at all and outside of like a 10 foot fadeaway jumper where his mechanics were not good, he didn't attempt any jumpshots much less any 3 pointers and that was against some pretty terrible competition lol. I'll be pleasantly surprised if he turns into a player for us; big men often take longer to develop so maybe things will click into place once he's on campus. But I don't say this lightly, I've never been less impressed with a Syracuse player's high school film than I was with Edwards.

I'm personally not high on him, but hopefully he proves me wrong and becomes a big piece for us in the future!

In order, my preferences are: 1. Ed Oliver 2. DK Metcalf 3. Trade Down 4. Christian Wilkins 5. Trade Up for Quinnen And of the options listed, my LEAST preferred options (excluding the "Other" categories) would be Trade Up - Josh Allen, TJ Hockenson, and Jawaan Taylor in order from least preferred to most preferred.