The Buffalo Bills have been tipped to look to the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft for a solution to their woes at wide receiver.
Stefon Diggs experienced an untimely dip in form towards the end of the season and made costly mistakes against the Kansas City Chiefs in last weekend’s Divisional Round clash, including a dropped catch in the fourth quarter.
Per Vinnie Iyer of The Sporting News, the Bills will use their first-round pick to draft LSU’s Brian Thomas Jr. in a move that should help make up for Diggs’ decline, while also integrating a pair of young receivers who are already on the roster to give them a different look on offense in 2024.
Thomas, who stands at 6ft 5in and weighs 205 LBS, would be a “classic big-bodied” primary option for Josh Allen, according to Iyer.
“The Bills have two good key young targets for Josh Allen in Khalil Shakir and Dalton Kincaid, but Gabe Davis is a pending free agent and Stefon Diggs is showing signs of decline at 30,” Iyer wrote. “Thomas would give Allen the classic big-bodied No. 1 with his hands, strength, physicality and route-running prowess.”
Bleacher Report also observed that Thomas could be an asset to a team that likes throwing the ball down the field in their scouting report. The Bills do fit the description.
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“Thomas has the big-play potential to be a weapon in the NFL. It’s hard to find players with his size, speed and instant burst,” the report reads. “While he may not yet be the most complete receiver, Thomas has plenty of good traits to work with and is still a growing, developing young receiver. Thomas would be best served in a vertical offense that unlocks his field-stretching ability.”
While the Bills are expected to use their early pick on a wideout, Diggs is likely to retain his role as the team’s No. 1.
