When the Buffalo Bills hired Phil McGeoghan to coach their wide receivers, many assumed that the team would try to draft East Carolina wide receiver Zay Jones in April. The two had worked together in Greenville during the 2016 season, and Jones had a monster year, catching 158 passes for 1746 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior.
When the Bills did reunite coach and player by selecting Jones (via trade up) with the 37th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, the focus immediately switched to Jones’s fit within the team’s new West Coast offense.