The New England Patriots targeted Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Buffalo Bills' maneuvering stopped their pursuit.
Sound roster building often isn’t flashy, this idea perhaps perfectly embodied by the Buffalo Bills ’ decision to trade out of the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. The team did little to hide its need—or desire—for a wide receiver in the predraft process, with most prognosticators mocking a pass-catcher to Buffalo with its first-round selection, the 28th overall in the draft.
The deal with Carolina wasn’t the only trade the team had built a framework for, however. According to NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe, Buffalo had agreed to a deal, in principle, with the New England Patriots, a move that likely would’ve seen the Bills drop back to pick No. 34. The Patriots, according to Wolfe, were moving up for either South Carolina wideout Xavier Legette or Florida State pass-catcher Keon Coleman, whom Buffalo would ultimately take at pick No. 33.
“The Bills, who also needed a receiver, may have had their eyes on both of those same receivers, and said, ‘Hey, we don’t care, we’ll get more value,’ and they traded back. But ultimately, ended up not getting up there and being able to move, so their top two, Coleman and Legette, both got picked there. You hear all the time, ‘Hey, we got the guy we wanted, he was going to be our pick no matter what;’ that wasn’t the case here.
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