Buffalo Rumblings
Who’s a fit after Day 2?
Last week, we continued on with our multi-part series on prospects the Buffalo Bills could consider at potential and popular positions of need, looking at early round safeties. With some of the safety, wide receiver, defensive tackle, cornerback, and edge-rusher classes outlined, we’re concluding this article series today with a look at potential late-round fits for the team.
The Bills have 10 draft picks heading into the final stretch before the actual event takes place in Green Bay, WI. Last year, the popular refrain given general manager Brandon Beane’s historic aggressiveness in moving up the board was “Beane won’t make 10 selections.” Lo and behold, Buffalo did make 10 draft selections in 2024. Despite some believing that the team cannot roster more than a few draft picks due to its status, the Bills ended up rostering eight of the 10 players selected consistently throughout the year.
So what types of players would Buffalo be targeting late in the draft? The most significant parts of being able to contribute to the team and be rostered early as a late-drafted player are:
If you’re drafted as WR7 on a roster that historically carries five wide receivers and you don’t project as someone who can cover a kick or a punt, your odds of making the roster notably decrease.
Let’s take a look at some late-round (defined here as rounds 4-7) prospects who could be targets for the Bills:
***note: the player list is not ranked, nor is it exhaustive***
Isaac Teslaa comes into the NFL with one of the oddest combinations of athleticism, skill set, and film I’ve seen recently. A freak athlete (9.96 RAS) with height who projects as a vertical slot player at the next level is already uncommon enough, but Teslaa having route running that is notably underdeveloped doesn’t stop him from jumping off the screen every once in a while with a “what in the ever-living heck was that” play (complimentary) using contested catch skills and long speed.
His stock has been rising in media and draft analysts’ minds since the Senior Bowl in Mobile, but he’s still a player who would likely come into a room as a WR4-5 with the idea that he would try to break in on special teams. Teslaa’s inclusion here is about Buffalo’s loss of former size receiver and blocker extraordinaire Mack Hollins in free agency. They may feel Teslaa (who is a strong and capable blocker) may be able to fill that role if they’re able to nab him early on Day 3.
Ricky White is a cleaner projection to special teams than Teslaa is, and...
