NFL MVP winner Josh Allen led the Buffalo Bills to the league’s second-highest-scoring offense this past season, averaging 30.9 points per game. They did so without a true No. 1 receiver after trading Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans last offseason.
Yet, it didn’t seem to matter. The Bills did better than last season, improving their win total from 11 to 13 and advancing from a Divisional Round exit to reaching the AFC Conference Championship. However, the Bills have their sights set on bigger goals, so what they accomplished last season isn’t good enough.
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Don’t rule out the Buffalo Bills pursuing Tee Higgins
Khalil Shakir led the Buffalo Bills with 821 receiving yards last season. The 25-year-old will return in 2025, but one player whose future with the team is uncertain is Amari Cooper, who’s set for free agency.
The Bills could look to upgrade from the soon-to-be 31-year-old, who was held to 297 yards and two touchdowns in four starts and eight games after being traded to Buffalo. If there’s enough room in the budget, the Bills may even chase after arguably the best player on the NFL free agency market.
Recently, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer was asked how the Bills can take the next step with their roster this offseason, and he believes the team should prioritize finding a No. 1 receiver again.
I think you try your best to find a No. 1 receiver. Two, you improve your speed on defense.
“To that end, I wouldn’t rule out the idea of the Buffalo Bills pursuing Tee Higgins. Now, I’d bet there would be limits on how far they’d go, but adding a real No. 1, assuming you project Higgins to be that away from Ja’Marr Chase, would allow for you to slot guys such as Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, James Cook and Dalton Kincaid into roles that would make the group, as a whole, a real problem. And if you do that, I think then the Bills can drill down in the draft on getting faster on defense.”
Breer on Buffalo Bills/Tee Higgins
Adding Higgins would not only help the Bills win individual matchups on the field, signing him would also take away from one of their top competitors in the AFC by removing a star player from the Cincinnati Bengals’ roster. While Higgins may prefer to stay in Cincinnati, the attraction of being able to become the top target in Buffalo could be too enticing to pass up.
