Pro Football Focus did a redo of the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.
It concerns the Buffalo Bills in one of the most interesting ways you could figure.
First off, you might have realized already why this is so different. It’s because of what happened prior to this draft.
Once slated to hold a first-round pick, Buffalo did not make that selection. Rather, it was traded to the Minnesota Vikings for wide receiver Stefon Diggs.
That worked out in more ways than one.
Not only did the Bills get their No. 1 guy in Diggs, they also got their man at the 2020 draft. In the fourth round, Gabriel Davis was taken by Buffalo.
Fast forward two years and the Bills have a promising duo out wide for quarterback Josh Allen in Diggs and Davis.
However, PFF’s draft redo alters that picture.
The Bills still don’t hold a Round 1 selection in the exercise. But they do lose a player and it’s Davis.
After the way he preformed over the first two years of his career, the football analytics outlet thinks he was worthy of a first-round pick. In the redo, the Kansas City Chiefs take Davis with the final selection of the round.
Here’s PFF’s breakdown on the change:
32. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: WR GABRIEL DAVIS
Original pick: RB CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIRE
The Chiefs got a first-hand look at the kind of impact that Davis could have when he put up over 200 receiving yards and four touchdowns against their defense in the 2021 postseason. Davis made the most of the opportunities he was given last season in Buffalo (80.0 PFF receiving grade) and should see an increased workload in 2022. He would be a welcome addition to a Kansas City receiving corps that is attempting to throw numbers at the problem of the best way to replace Tyreek Hill’s production.
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