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Buffalo Bills: Grading the trade for wide receiver Stefon Diggs

By Brandon Croce

KANSAS CITY, MO - NOVEMBER 03: Stefon Diggs #14 of the Minnesota Vikings runs to the sidelines on a sweep during the fourth quarter as Juan Thornhill #22 of the Kansas City Chiefs defends at Arrowhead Stadium on November 3, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - NOVEMBER 03: Stefon Diggs #14 of the Minnesota Vikings runs to the sidelines on a sweep during the fourth quarter as Juan Thornhill #22 of the Kansas City Chiefs defends at Arrowhead Stadium on November 3, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 11: Stefon Diggs #14 of the Minnesota Vikings makes a catch for a 41-yard touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers in the first quarter of the NFC Divisional Round Playoff game at Levi’s Stadium on January 11, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 11: Stefon Diggs #14 of the Minnesota Vikings makes a catch for a 41-yard touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers in the first quarter of the NFC Divisional Round Playoff game at Levi’s Stadium on January 11, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

Team Need

This is certainly an easy one to grade and as mentioned on the previous slide has been a need for a very long time. The Buffalo Bills have been desperately looking for that top wide receiver that can opposing defenses have to gameplan for and usually can’t neutralize with man coverage.

The Buffalo Bills had a relatively deep wide receiver position last year with John Brown, Cole Beasley, Isaiah McKenzie and Duke Williams. For the first time in a long time, the Bills had a 1,000 yard receiver which Brown was able to do and Beasley added over 60 receptions from the slot with both finishing with six receiving touchdowns.

The only reason this grade isn’t an A+ is because there is one thing that Diggs doesn’t address and that is a lack of size at the wide receiver position. Outside of Duke Williams, the Bills top wide receivers are 6’0″ or shorter. This could be an issue in the red zone when the field gets smaller and tougher to throw the ball.

Grade: A

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