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Buffalo Bills: Final seven round mock draft before the NFL Draft

By Brandon Croce

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 23: Trevon Diggs #7 of the "nAlabama Crimson Tide runs with the ball during a game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. Alabama won 59-0. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 23: Trevon Diggs #7 of the "nAlabama Crimson Tide runs with the ball during a game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. Alabama won 59-0. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 25: Offensive Lineman Alex Taylor #77 from South Carolina State of the South Team during the 2020 Resse’s Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 25, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. The Noth Team defeated the South Team 34 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 25: Offensive Lineman Alex Taylor #77 from South Carolina State of the South Team during the 2020 Resse’s Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 25, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. The Noth Team defeated the South Team 34 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

Round 6, 207th overall: Alex Taylor, OT (South Carolina State)

With the Buffalo Bills second pick in the sixth round, the team adds some depth at offensive tackle with the selection of Alex Taylor. This is a player that the Bills need to be patient with but if they are, and give him time to develop, they could have a starting tackle on their hands in a few years.

Taylor is an imposing physical player at 6’9″ and 308 pounds and is incredibly athletic for his size. He just recently made the switch from basketball to football when the head coach at South Carolina State, Na’Shan Goddard, was in need of tackles and just happened to come across Taylor.

The offensive tackle position has some question marks for the Buffalo Bills entering the 2020 season. Do they believe Cody Ford is the answer or should he move inside to guard? Can Ty Nsekhe stay healthy? Could Daryl Williams return to the level of play he showed in 2017 while with the Carolina Panthers?

These are questions that the coaching staff will need to sort out but they have plenty of options. By the Bills adding a player like Alex Taylor, they can let him learn the position more for a year or two and eventually compete for the starting right tackle job.

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