2023 NFL Mock Draft: Bills' Target After Winning Super Bowl?

According to this mock draft, the Bills are in store for a historic season.

Jeremy Brener | Aug 31, 2022

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With college football season kicking off this week and the Buffalo Bills just over a week away from starting their own season, it's never too early for a mock draft.

Even though the Bills are 0-0, analysts are already predicting how they'll finish this season and what pick they could be armored with next April. The Athletic believes that the Bills are in store for the best season in franchise history and their first Lombardi Trophy.

The publication projects them to draft last in the first round and target Texas A&M offensive lineman Layden Robinson.

The offensive line is still a bit of concern in Buffalo — 34-year-old Rodger Saffold is starting at left guard this year. GM Brandon Beane could decide to address it in the 2023 draft with Robinson. It’s never sexy to draft a guard in the first round, but QB

Josh Allen

is special enough to make whatever weapons are around him several tiers better, and the Bills already have

Stefon Diggs

and an emerging

Gabe Davis

in their receiver room.

The Bills’ defense is a strong unit, too, but another option could be to start looking for a safety (or safeties) of the future next offseason.

Considering the team recently traded Cody Ford to the Arizona Cardinals and it doesn't have a long-term option on the interior line, targeting one in the draft makes a lot of sense for the Bills.

The article also mentions the idea of targeting a safety or two, which could be smart considering Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer have each celebrated their 31st birthday. However, both former All-Pros should have enough in the tank for at least another season or two beyond 2022, making offensive line the team's most immediate need.

Published Aug 31, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.