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Buffalo Bills land defensive playmaker in 7-round 2020 mock draft

By Randy Gurzi

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 31: Wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. #2 of the Colorado Buffaloes gets tripped up by cornerback V.J. Banks #19 of the Colorado State Rams in the first quarter at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on August 31, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Joe Mahoney/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 31: Wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. #2 of the Colorado Buffaloes gets tripped up by cornerback V.J. Banks #19 of the Colorado State Rams in the first quarter at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on August 31, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Joe Mahoney/Getty Images) /
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BOULDER, CO – OCTOBER 25: Laviska Shenault Jr. #2 of the Colorado Buffaloes carries the ball for a 73-yard touchdown catch against the USC Trojans in the third quarter of a game at Folsom Field on October 25, 2019 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
BOULDER, CO – OCTOBER 25: Laviska Shenault Jr. #2 of the Colorado Buffaloes carries the ball for a 73-yard touchdown catch against the USC Trojans in the third quarter of a game at Folsom Field on October 25, 2019 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /

Pick Analysis. 1. player. Scouting Report. WR. Colorado. Laviska Shenault, Jr.. 857

Buffalo entered this season with Brown, Zay Jones, and Cole Beasley. They ended up sending Jones to Oakland, deciding Brown and Beasley were the way to go. While those two have proven to be great free-agent additions to the roster, they need to put someone out there who can be a legitimate No. 1 receiver week in and week out.

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That’s the idea here as the Bills grab Laviska Shenault, Jr. who ironically enough plays for the Buffaloes in Colorado. Shenault has ideal size for an outside receiver at 6-2 and 220 pounds but is more than just a big-bodied target.

He’s capable of getting deep and averaged nearly 11 yards per touch in 2018, finishing with 1,011 yards receiving and six touchdowns while adding another 115 yards and five touchdowns as a rusher. In the first nine games of 2019, he has another 621 yards through the air and 115 on the ground with five total touchdowns.

An incredibly versatile player, Shenault lines up all over the field for Colorado. He’s been an H-Back, wide receiver, running back, and even a wildcat quarterback. He could do the same for the Bills but his biggest contribution will be as a player who can grow alongside Josh Allen while giving him the No. 1 target he needs to develop into the kind of starter the Bills need to have continued success.

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