NFL: Free agency fits for the top 10 teams in terms of cap space

#3. Buffalo Bills – Golden Tate

Talking about teams that should be looking for receivers in the draft and this is the only one I have connected to a team on this list. Tyrell Williams should be a hot name and I like him, but I think him and multiple pure slot receivers such as Adam Humphries, Cole Beasley and Randall Cobb will be overpaid, while one team might bet on the few big plays Chris Hogan made for the Patriots, mostly against busted coverages.

The one guy I believe still can be productive for you, even if some of his quickness might have gone, is Golden Tate. The former Seattle Seahawk and Detroit Lion leads the league in yards after catch as well as missed tackles forced since 2014 and he is second in terms of catches on third down during that stretch. He might not blow by safeties or take a slant 80 yards multiple teams a year, but he is still more than a capable chain-mover and you can almost use him as an extension of the running game, when you get the ball to him on quick screens.

The Bills will have to restock their receiving room this offseason, but what Josh Allen also needs is a veteran presence among his pass-catchers to be able to rely upon. I did a rookie quarterback report at the end of last season and I was pretty impressed by the big gunslinger.

While Allen did most of his damage on the ground as a scrambler, I saw cleaned up footwork, improved accuracy and better presence in the pocket by this kid compared to his Wyoming tape. As a rookie his protection was shaky, he dealt with a load of drops and nobody made things happen after the catch for him if he didn’t launch a rocket to Robert Foster, who almost walked the rest of the way into the end-zone. Tate would instantly give him a dependable target, who would also be a positive influence in that receivers’ room. Jared Cook at tight-end would be another option.