The Buffalo Bills spent much of the 2022 NFL season trying to replace wide receiver Cole Beasley in the slot. The team used plenty of players in that role, but none of them lived up to Beasley’s ability — to the point that the team actually signed Beasley off his couch late in the season and started the veteran in their two playoff games.
Many fans and pundits assumed that the Bills wanted to draft a wide receiver in the 2023 NFL Draft. While the Bills did add a pass catcher, they didn’t pick a wideout early, instead adding a tight end in the first round for the first time in 40 years.