Buffalo Bills: Re-drafting the 2020 NFL Draft one year later

Round 4 – Pick 22 (128th Overall)

In the fourth round, the Buffalo Bills decided to pad the receiver room by drafting Gabriel Davis out of Central Florida. Before the Diggs trade every Bills fan would’ve told you the same thing, the Bills are going with a wide receiver in Round One. By making the trade for Diggs, the Bills did essentially get a wide receiver with their first round pick. After making the trade, not many would’ve predicted the Bills select a receiver in the middle rounds.

With Davis’ size, athleticism, and college production, he was just too good of a value pick to pass up on at this point. This adds Davis to the list with Moss and Epenesa as great value selections in the 2020 NFL Draft by Brandon Beane.

In his junior season at Central Florida, Davis accumulated over 1,200 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns in only 12 games. With 72 receptions averaging about 17 yards per catch, Davis seemed to translate as a good deep threat option with his mix of size and athleticism.

Looking back at who else the Bills could have selected at 128th overall, the list is short. At the time the Bills figured they were set on the interior of the offensive line, but in retrospect, this is an area the Bills could’ve focused more on in the draft. With the 2020 NFL Draft being so deep at receiver, the Bills could have waited longer to find more depth at the position. Additionally, with interior lineman like Tyler Biadasz and Kevin Dotson still available the Bills certainly could’ve gone in a different direction with this pick.

In a re-draft scenario with Cody Ford, Jon Feliciano, and Mitch Morse, being one of the highest paid centers in the league, still on the roster it would be tough to draft their eventual replacements with this pick. However, with receivers Darnell Mooney and Donovan Peoples-Jones still available for their pick in round five, this fourth round pick is the first one with a solid argument towards going in another direction.

With that being said, the best re-draft pick for this 128th overall selection for the Bills is to take Tyler Biadasz from Wisconsin. Biadasz is a true center with the position flexibility to play guard. In hindsight, Ford has not played up to expectations when healthy, Feliciano’s contract is up, and Morse’s longevity is in question. Biadasz could have been a retrospective solution to some of the Bills’ current concerns for this offseason.

Original Pick: Gabriel Davis

Re-Draft Pick: Tyler Biadasz