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The Buffalo Bills are a team that has seemingly been on the cusp of greatness for the better part of four years. Despite appearing in their first AFC Championship since 1993 and two straight AFC East titles, Bills Mafia still yearns for what has so long evaded them, and that is a Super Bowl championship.
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While the Bills have added some quality free agents thus far in 2022, like Von Miller and Roger Saffold III, there are still a handful of holes remaining that general manager Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott need to address. With all seven rounds' worth of picks at their disposal, what better way to do that than the 2022 NFL Draft!
Below, we take a look at three predictions that could help complete the Bills roster and make them a bonafide contender for not only a third-straight AFC East title, but an AFC and Super Bowl championship.
Bills Predictions for the 2022 NFL Draft
3. The Bills won't reach for a cornerback in the first round, take an interior offensive lineman
This has more to do with what could potentially happen before the Bills pick at 25th overall. Want an example of how important quality cornerback play is? Just watch the second half of this past year's Super Bowl (look away Bengals fans).
Some are predicting a run on cornerbacks in the first half of the first round, leaving the Bills and most of the teams in the last 10 picks of the first round with their hands in their pockets. Instead of reaching for an unknown or unproven commodity at cornerback, the Bills would be wise to use the pick on the best player available at one of their other positions of need. Offensive guard could be exactly that pick.
If the run on cornerbacks goes into the 20s, it could be a very plausible scenario that an interior offensive lineman like Zion Johnson or Kenyon Green falls to the Bills at 25. At that point you have to turn the card in and take one of the top talents at what some would argue could be the Bills' biggest weakness on offense.
2. Trade up for wide receiver No. 2
Stephon Diggs is only one man, and that has shown at times for the Bills in recent seasons. While Jamison Crowder and Isaiah McKenzie will certainly add depth and a home run threat, the Bills would be remiss to say that they could do without adding another wide receiver to the mix.
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With a loaded wide receiver draft set to take place later this month, the first few picks of the second round could be prime real estate for the Bills to use some of their draft capital (we already established that they have all seven of their picks) to move up in the second round and fill a much-needed vacancy on the depth chart at wideout. Should a player like Georgia's George Pickens or USC's Drake London slide, the chances become greater that any team, including the Bills, would move up to nab them.
1. Draft the team's future RB1
While Devin Singletary and Zack Moss have done a fine job by committee for the Bills, neither possess the speed or home run threat ability that the top backs in the league do. They added Duke Johnson via free agency for depth, and have Taiwan Jones as more of a specialist on the roster, leaving a spot open for a true RB1.
While some team will likely reach on Iowa State's Breece Hall, there are still a number of round two and three graded running backs that could present very good options for the Bills coming back in round three. Kenneth Walker, James Cook, and Kyren Williams all present possible options, and even a guy named (Isaiah) Spiller could bring some nostalgia back to Bills fans.
