Buffalo Bills: 2020 Season outlook for Cole Beasley

This is what Buffalo Bills fans might expect from Cole Beasley this coming season.

Last offseason, the Buffalo Bills front office began the process of rebuilding the wide receiver position with the additions of John Brown and Cole Beasley. The results were great, especially for Cole Beasley as he had one of his best years in his career.

The previous seven years he spent with the Dallas Cowboys and in 2019 he finished with 67 receptions (2nd highest career total), 778 receiving yards (2nd highest career total) and six touchdowns (career high).

This year may look different for the slot receiver because the Bills traded for Stefon Diggs and then drafted Garbiel Davis and Isaiah Hodgins. The targets from Josh Allen could be spread around and Beasley’s numbers could drop this coming season.

2020 Season Outlook for Cole Beasley

There is no question that Cole Beasley was a big part of this offense and was one of Josh Allen’s favorite targets. A case could be made that Beasley was one of the most consistent with only two games last year with fewer than three catches. In the final seven games that he played he had at least four receptions in six of them. He also had 75 receiving yards or more in four games during that stretch.

He also saw the field much more over the second half of the year, playing 80% of the offensive snaps or more in five of those games. Beasley also didn’t drop lower than 68% from Week 10 to Week 16.

The addition of Stefon Diggs likely impacts John Brown more than Beasley because the slot receiver did most of his work in the short to intermediate range. While Diggs can run every route, he likely will be used for the intermediate to deep routes, a role that Brown had last year.

While Cole Beasley’s stats are likely to drop, don’t expect them to fall too far this coming season.

Prediction: 60 receptions, 700 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns