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How far can the Buffalo Bills move up into the back end of the first round in the 2019 NFL Draft?

If If the Buffalo Bills stay put at nine but still want to grab another top player in the 2019 NFL Draft, they could swing a trade to get back into the end of round one. There are financial incentives to doing so, as well as talent incentives, so the end of Round 1 picks can be more valuable than those at the top of the second round.

Financially, teams picking in the first round have the fifth-year option, keeping a player under team control for an extra year without breaking the bank. Instead of a franchise tag, the financial figure is much lower PLUS you have the option of franchise tagging a year later, giving the team six or even seven years of control over the player.