If there’s a team that’s perfectly positioned to make a move in the upcoming NFL draft, it’s the Buffalo Bills. The Bills have a war chest of picks at their disposal which they could use to trade up, as well as a need for a franchise-caliber quarterback.
However, general manager Brandon Beane maintains that he is still not sure whether the Bills are going to climb into the top 10 in order to pick up a QB.
“I know everyone assumes we're going higher than 12,” he said per ESPN’s Mike Rodak. “I don't know what we're doing. I honestly don't.”
The Bills own an impressive six picks among the first 100 selections in the draft, including Nos. 12 (which they recently acquired from the Cincinnati Bengals in the trade for left tackle Cordy Glenn) and 22 in the first round. They could easily package a bunch of those picks and move well into the top 10.
The Bills recently signed AJ McCarron to a two-year deal worth $10 million, but neither he nor 2017 fifth-rounder Nathan Peterman appears to be the long-term answer at quarterback. If they decide to climb higher than 12, they could end up with one of the top quarterback prospects in this class, which include Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, and Josh Allen.
However, Beane said that there are some players – “whether it's quarterback or another position” – that they rate highly and will be within their range at 12, so they might not be so keen to move up. It will likely depend on their evaluation of the QB prospects as to whether they feel it’ll be worth sacrificing some of their picks in order to go up and get them.
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