The Buffalo Payments bought their huge receiver on Friday evening.
So did the Los Angeles Chargers.
After buying and selling down twice and out of the primary spherical, the Payments opened Day 2 of the NFL draft by choosing Florida State’s Keon Coleman to provide Josh Allen one other playmaker and assist change Stefon Diggs.
The Chargers, who selected Notre Dame left deal with Joe Alt over wideouts Malik Nabers and Rome Odunze with the fifth total choose, traded as much as take Georgia’s Ladd McConkey at No. 34. Justin Herbert will probably be relying on him to fill the void following the departures of Keenan Allen and Mike Williams.
Seven huge receivers went Thursday evening, tying a report for many within the first spherical.
After Atlanta moved as much as take Clemson defensive lineman Ruke Orhorhoro and Washington took Illinois defensive deal with Jer’Zhan Newton, New England selected Washington’s Ja’Lynn Polk to make it 10 huge receivers within the prime 37.
The Payments raised loads of eyebrows in buying and selling the twenty eighth choose to AFC rival Kansas Metropolis, which took wideout Xavier Worthy. Buffalo then dealt the thirty second choose to Carolina and watched the Panthers take wideout Xavier Legette.
However the Payments added a third-rounder and extra draft capital and nonetheless ended up with a receiver in Coleman, who had 50 receptions, 658 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns final season.
The Chargers swapped picks with the Patriots to get McConkey, who’s a refined receiver with misleading pace.
Essentially the most receivers chosen within the first two rounds is 13 in 2020.
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