Buffalo Bills: Scouting the 2017 NFL Draft for an Offensive Guard
By Daniel Hahn
Taylor Moton – Western Michigan
Senior
6’5” , 326 lbs
2016 All-MAC First Team
Versatility is king.
Without requiring a starter at guard, Day 3 of the NFL Draft will be the time to watch for guard picks by Buffalo. Day 3 players typically provide depth and special teams contributions. Sometimes teams look for raw talent that could be molded into a future starter or just a long time backup.
Moton will bring more versatility having played at guard and tackle, most recently at right tackle during his senior season. Western Michigan was a predominantly pass-first offense and adding improvement in pass protection is a need along the offensive line.
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The Broncos only allowed 9 sacks all season. While that’s impressive, they still managed 247.3 rushing yards per game, good for 13th overall in the country.
Projected Bills NFL Draft Round: 5–7
If the Buffalo Bills are taking a guard, it will be for depth and if that is the case what you don’t want is to see somebody who is one-dimensional.
Drafting John Miller was great, but he also started immediately. I see very few players that could remove him from that starting role and none that could push Incognito.
What I do see are guys who could be groomed to replace Incognito in a few years and be extremely valuable backups at multiple positions, to save money on this part of the roster for years to come.
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