The Buffalo Bills have some big decisions to face in their wide receiving corps this offseason as two key veterans head to free agency.
One insider believes that regardless of what the team decides on both, they could also add some youth and versatility to the wide receiving corps.
Bleacher Report’s Alex Ballentine suggested the Bills could use a mid or late-round NFL draft pick on a new wide receiver with some major size and versatility. The Bills already overhauled their wide receiving corps prior to this season in parting ways with Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis, and could continue to build toward the future in next month’s draft.
Bills Target Versatile Pass Catcher
Ballentine suggested the Bills could target Iowa State wide receiver Jayden Higgins sometime after the fourth round of the NFL draft, noting that the team could lose one or two veterans who played key roles in 2024.
“Wide receiver could rise up the list of the Bills’ draft needs if they don’t bring back Amari Cooper or Mack Hollins,” Ballentine wrote. “Assuming they find a way to bring back or add at least one veteran option to pair with Keon Coleman and Khalil Shakir, they could be looking for a developmental option on Day 3.”
Higgins would add some versatility to the offense, Ballentine added, with the ability to line up anywhere across the field.
“Drafting Iowa State’s Jayden Higgins would give them another big-bodied receiver to work with. He isn’t the best athlete, but he’s a good ball-winner at 6’4″, 217 pounds,” Ballentine wrote. “B/R’s Dame Parson noted that Higgins can line up at all three receiver positions in his scouting report. That could make him a viable fourth receiver with upside.”
Higgins made 140 receptions for 2,166 yards and 15 touchdowns in two seasons with Iowa State.