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Morning mock draft: Daniel Jeremiah sends Bills a new WR prospect

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The Buffalo Bills could very well be in the market for a wide receiver at the 2023 NFL draft. Even in the first round.

However, NFL.com’s top draft analyst, Daniel Jeremiah, has the team taking one we don’t see often mocked to the Bills: Quentin Johnston.

It’s a very good reason why we don’t see him on Buffalo’s radar.

According to many who endlessly study the draft each year, Quentin Johnston is the top receiver prospect. Among those who think so is Pro Football Focus, who rank him as their No. 1 wideout on the board and eighth-best overall player.

But Jeremiah sees an exciting world ahead where Johnston is the player Buffalo lands in Round 1 at the No. 27 overall selection. That’s right, the Bills don’t even need to trade up, he’s just there for the taking.

Even Jeremiah admits Johnston could go much sooner–but he doesn’t and Buffalo snags him.

A 6-foot-4 playmaker, Johnston played a pivotal role during TCU’s excellent season in 2022. He had 60 catches for 1,069 yards and six touchdowns. The combination of size and explosiveness in Johnston’s game makes him an exciting prospect to image in Buffalo’s red, white, and blue.

Here’s how Jeremiah broke down Johnston to the Bills:

Opinions vary quite a bit from team to team when it comes to the wide receivers in this year’s class. Johnston could be the first one taken or slide down to the bottom of the first round. He would give Josh Allen a big, explosive weapon to complement Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis.

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