Buffalo Rumblings
First-round prospects for the Buffalo Bills to consider drafting
The 2024 NFL Draft will kick off Round 1 at 8 p.m. tonight. If the Buffalo Bills elect to stay put at pick number 28 we can expect them to be on the clock somewhere in the ballpark of 11:30 p.m. EDT.
If we’ve learned anything about Round 1 of the draft, we know that nothing is for certain. Buffalo will have to wait to see how the board falls before making any potential moves. Whether general manager Brandon Beane stays put or trades out of the team’s scheduled pick — there will be plenty of players with potential to help the Bills.
With that in mind, let’s review a group of prospects for the Buffalo Bills to consider in Round 1. We’ve been waiting a long time for this day, and the draft is finally here everyone! Time to kick it off with round one!
These players aren’t necessarily who I think the Bills will take — they are players who I think the team should be interested in selecting in Round 1 that Buffalo has a realistic shot at drafting with pick 28. In a vacuum, the Bills getting one of the top three wide receivers (Harrison Jr., Nabers, or Odunze) would be an ideal scenario, but that would involve a massive trade-up. I don’t think this type of trade is likely to happen, but we do know that Brandon Beane likes to be aggressive, so you never know.
I’ll focus on players who should be available close to the Bills’ drafting position in the first round. Some of these players they might end trading up a few spots for, but they should be drafted near the end of the first round. In no particular order here is a list of potential first-round selections in the 2024 NFL Draft for the Bills.
The 6’3” standout wide receiver put up a monster season last year when he scored an FBS-leading 17 TDs. If the Bills want “BTJ” they most likely will have to trade up for him, I don’t see him falling to pick 28. If BTJ falls into the 20’s I think the Bills have a realistic shot of trading up for him. Ideally, the Bills would execute a trade that has them give up pick 28 and a fourth-round pick (similar to the last two drafts when the Bills traded up in Round 1) to move up for BTJ. Thomas Jr. would give an instant boost to Buffalo’s offense and he still has some untapped potential to grow into a true WR1 in the NFL. There have been some rumors that teams have marked BTJ with medical concerns, which could push him further down the board.
Latu might be the most unrealistic option of this group, but if teams have concerns over his neck injury...
