Josh Allen and Bradley Chubb
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Bradley Chubb offered some high praise of Josh Allen after signing with the Bills in free agency
The Buffalo Bills have been working to overhaul their wide receiver room, starting with a pair of late-season additions and continuing with a big offseason trade.
But the Bills could fall short on one of the biggest chances to upgrade the receiving corps. Insiders have pegged the Bills as top contenders to land Texas A&M wide receiver KC Concepcion in the upcoming NFL draft, but one insider believes they will fall just short as a division rival jumps ahead to land him.
In his mock draft, NFL.com analyst Chad Reuter predicted that the Miami Dolphins would trade up to jump ahead of the Bills to take Concepcion with the No. 25 overall pick. The Bills have the very next pick, but Reuter predicted the Bills would trade back, giving the Kansas City Chiefs their pick.
Reuter noted that Concepcion has the potential to play a big role in Miami, where the team has overhauled its offense by parting ways with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle. He predicted the Dolphins would swing a trade with the Chicago Bears in order to land him.
“Miami sends the first- and third-round picks it received in the Jaylen Waddle trade (as well as a fifth-rounder) to Chicago in order to acquire the explosive after-the-catch playmaker needed with Waddle gone (along with the Bears’ fourth-round pick),” Reuter wrote. “Newly signed quarterback Malik Willis can’t move the offense without dynamic receivers.”
Matt Renner of CBS Sports predicted the Bills would take Concepcion if he fell to them at the No. 26 overall pick, noting that he would be a great addition to the offense.
“Concepcion is the separator Buffalo lacks,” Renner wrote. “We saw how much an older Brandin Cooks opened up the offense in his limited stint, and Concepcion would bring even more juice. You may have to live with some drops, though, after he posted a drop rate north of 10% last year.”
Bills Making Moves on Offense
The Bills already made a splash this offseason by trading for Bears receiver DJ Moore, who has the chance to become the No. 1 receiver in Buffalo. The team has more decisions ahead, including what to do with struggling wide receiver Keon Coleman. He was benched twice last season for disciplinary reasons, all while failing to match the output of his rookie season.
Mike Kadlick of SI.com predicted the Bills could trade Coleman to the New Orleans Saints, giving him a fresh start with a team in need of some new talent at wide receiver.
“It would make sense for the Bills to go one wide receiver in, one wide receiver out on the trade market this offseason,” Kadlick wrote. “After acquiring DJ Moore (and a 2025 fifth-round pick) from the Bears in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick earlier this month, Josh Allen and new head coach Joe Brady—who notably worked with Moore from 2020 to ‘21 while serving as the Panthers’ offensive coordinator—have their first top-tier wide receiver to work with since the days of Stefon Diggs.”