In 2024, the Buffalo Bills should have a strong passing attack, but they won’t have a reliable wide receiver in the lineup.
The Bills appear to have subscribed to the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts after selling away Stefon Diggs and refusing to re-sign Gabe Davis. While it has been demonstrated to be a viable tactic, Buffalo’s individual wide outs’ fantasy football worth will undoubtedly suffer.
The Bills’ wide receivers’ fantasy draft value is further diminished by tight ends Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox, as well as running back James Cook’s potential as a receiver. First position-by-position player rankings from Sports Illustrated were not exactly kind to Buffalo’s receiving corps. Actually,the Bills do not have a Top 45 player at the position, according to SI fantasy guru Michael Fabiano’s list.
The Bills’ rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman is ranked highest (47th overall) among fantasy options. Last year, with eleven touchdown receptions, the tall target led the ACC.
Curtis Samuel, a free agent acquisition who could flourish under offensive coordinator Joe Brady, was selected at number 54. The soon-to-be 28-year-old Samuel played one season under Brady’s system with the 2020 Carolina Panthers, totaling 1,051 scrimmage yards.
Khalil Shakir, a third-year player who is currently with the Bills and the only wide receiver to have caught a pass from quarterback Josh Allen in an NFL game, is ranked No. 70 overall and should be used as a bench player in 12-team fantasy football tournaments.
Fabiano also divided the best wide receiver prospects into 12 groups, including Ja’Marr, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, Tyreek Hill, and Amon-Ra St. Brown.Ja’Marr Chase comprising “Tier 1 — The Elite.”
For the Bills, Coleman wound up in “Tier 10 — High WR4s” followed by Samuel in “Tier 11 — Mid WR4s.”
