Entering the 2024 NFL season, the Buffalo Bills knew they needed a wide receiver. They had just traded Stefon Diggs, whose bellyaching had led him to wear out his welcome in nearly the same manner as it had with the Minnesota Vikings. The team knew it needed to add weapons for quarterback Josh Allen, and they had a great chance at doing so given the high regard in which the receiver class was held last year.

After a few tradebacks, the Bills did eventually nab their man at wideout — adding a big-bodied playmaker whose calling card in college was making contested catches. That’s a hard talent to translate to the NFL, though, as the defensive backs are bigger, faster, stronger, and just overall better in the pros than they are in the NCAA.

Perhaps predictably, Buffalo’s rookie wideout stru

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