Bills Head coach Sean McDermott (R) and general manager Brandon Beane at MetLife Stadium on September 8, 2019.
After trading Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans, the Buffalo Bills desperately need a new No. 1 wide receiver. However, the massive financial hit from Diggs’ exit makes finding a replacement in free agency difficult.
The Bills were already expected to draft a receiver in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. But after losing Diggs, analysts predict Buffalo may look to trade up to land one of the top prospects. The Athletic’s Charlotte Carroll and Joe Buscaglia suggested Buffalo could fly up the board in a blockbuster trade with the New York Giants.
In order to land Bills quarterback Josh Allen a new weapon at No. 6, Buffalo sends New York their 2024 first-round pick (No. 28), 2024 second-round pick (No. 60), 2024 fourth-round pick (No. 128) and 2025 first-round pick. In the exchange, the Bills receive the Giants’ 2024 first-round pick (No. 6) and 2025 seventh-round pick.
While this trade proposal is a “long shot,” Carroll and Buscaglia urged readers to “remember the close relationship between these two teams. Giants general manager Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll both came from Buffalo and are therefore very familiar with Bills GM Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott. If a trade of this magnitude is going to happen, these teams align as likely partners.”
Beane has a history of trading up in the draft, but this is a huge jump. “This receiver class, especially with the three top receivers — Marvin Harrison Jr., Malik Nabers, and Rome Odunze — has a chance to be one of the best we’ve seen in recent memory,” Buscaglia noted.
“With Allen’s contract ballooned, pairing him with a potential top-flight receiver on a cost-controlled rookie deal makes a ton of sense, especially with how much it costs for a top-tier receiver in today’s NFL.”