Legette vs. McConkey

[MarlinTheMagician]

Curious - if you had to chose between Legette and McConkey at 28 -- who do you take?  

 

Personally I take McConkey (but I really like Legette too).  My thinking is -- McConkey is may be the best separator in the draft.  If a receiver can separate Josh will find him (as he found Beasly).  After Harrison and Odumze, other than Legette, there are not big-bodied X's I truly love.  I like Thomas, but I assume he is gone (and he is not really a size match-up problem).  I don't trust Mitchell or Franklin, do not like Coleman or Walker.  I would take McConkey and be sure to get Brendan Rice later.  While he has some limitations, all scouting reports seem to say that the 6'4" Rice has elite acceleration and can really take the top off.  Having an X that can do that would be great.  Shakir and McConkey can be really strong mixed through as the Z and slot.  Both of them can get deep as well.

 

Personally,  I would take McConkey, Defense at 60, move up from 128 to get Rice and spend the rest of my picks on defense (save maybe an IOL and very late RB (like pick 248)).

 

Thoughts?

[julian]

I don’t know about Rice, but I’m definitely taking McConkey over Legette.

[wppete]

Hopefully a small trade back and we draft both of them in the 2nd round. 

[Kirby Jackson]

This is a tough question for me. I’d love to answer “both.” Legette has the higher ceiling IMO. McConkey certainly has the higher floor. I think McConkey will be better in 2024 because he’s more refined at this point.
 

The answer is that you actually need BOTH of those skill sets still on this team. If forced to choose, I’ll say Legette because what he has is harder to teach. I can find a guy a little later, albeit smaller, but that also separates in Jacob Cowing. I think that it’s easier to find good footwork than it is to find that size/speed combination.

[BIGFOOTspaceman]

[34-78-83]

I'm swinging for a home run, so I'm taking Legette.

[DCOrange]

I probably wouldn’t take either at 28, but McConkey is an early 2nd type to me so he’s close. Legette is not IMO.

 

The concern with McConkey (beyond the injury history) is I think he mostly gives us more of what we already have rather than giving us something new. 

[Brandon]

McConkey just seems like the best all around WR prospect outside of the top 3 to me and he aligns with what the Bills seem to value... excellent separation,  route running,  downfield speed and YAC ability.  I think he's very likely to develop into a guy who catches 80 passes for 1,000-1,200 yards per season.  I'll take that at 28.

 

I like Legette as well and would not be unhappy if the Bills select him 1st.  

[Dillenger4]

Both sound OK but definitely not at 28. We take a DE or stud CB if one falls. Then let the scince project receivers be taken in rounds 2-4 like they should/will be.

[Sweats]

I don't know, McConkey has always seemed a "gadget" player in college and we've got enough of those guys on the team already........Cook, Kincaid, etc.

[Virgil]

I think Franklin needs to be in the conversation.  If they Bills don't get a top 4 guy, that's the decision for them based on visits, if they go WR in the 1st

[Allen2D̶i̶g̶g̶s̶TBD]

I like Troy Franklin better than Legette or McConkey.

 

Franklin can be the true deep threat that we've lacked since John Brown left.

[dpberr]

You take the receiver with the superior route running intelligence and ability.   That's the difference maker in the NFL.

 

That's McConkey here.  

[Brandon]

12 minutes ago, Sweats said:

I don't know, McConkey has always seemed a "gadget" player in college and we've got enough of those guys on the team already........Cook, Kincaid, etc.

 

They used him that way to some degree,  but his average depth of target the last two years was over 12 and generally in line with the other top prospects.

[Royale with Cheese]

McConkey will be a very good WR.  He probably won't make it to the elite level but he will be reliable.  

 

McConkey all day.

4 minutes ago, dpberr said:

You take the receiver with the superior route running intelligence and ability.   That's the difference maker in the NFL.

 

That's McConkey here.  

 

That's what will make him a very good NFL WR for a long time.

Edited April 23 by Royale with Cheese

[Udubalum07]

I would love a Franklin and Leggete combination. 

 

You combine those two with Kincaid, Shakir, and cook on the field, and that would be a diverse, and explosive set of eligible receivers to combine with Josh's playmaking.

[Bruffalo]

I think the age factor has to come into play when considering Legette. He's going to be 28 when he's up for a second contract, and I think that's kind of a big deal. It's a better investment of draft capital to go with someone younger (to a point, if he's floating around in the 3rd I think he's a no brainer). 

[Your Brown Eye]

I just want the best football player. Get open, catch the ball, and move the chains all day long.

[Alphadawg7]

McConkey is an easy choice for me as Legette has a lot more risk to me than McConkey.  Don’t get me wrong, he has a huge ceiling too and is an exciting prospect and I would be fine with him in the 2nd, but at 28 McConkey may be the most sure bet outside the big 3 in the draft to bring value and do it this year.  
 

Legette was a ghost all of college until his 5th year where almost all his career production came from.  You don’t know which guy you’re getting and he isn’t as polished in a lot of the areas McConkey is.  Legette does have elite potential still, I just think its gonna take a season or two for him to really put it all together (assuming he does), so I won’t hate drafting him at 28 if he was the pick, but I’d feel more confident in McConkey, especially in what he would do for us this year.  

[MrEpsYtown]

See I like McConkey and I think he will be successful. And I don't have a problem with drafting him. But I do have trouble with him in round 1. Like he is small. He isn't tiny, but he is small. I guess my biggest issue is that he wasn't insanely productive in college, his best season was 762 yards. I do think he will be a better pro and I think he helps, but he isn't the real answer. I'm down with him as a "second guy."