It’s remarkable that the Buffalo Bills were one game-changing play away from advancing to the AFC Championship game last year.
Why? Khalil Shakur was Buffalo’s No. 1 receiving option, which isn’t exactly an ideal scenario for a legitimate Super Bowl contender. The Boise State product finished the year with 72 receptions, 719 yards, and four touchdowns, which is solid, but not great for a go-to weapon.
Trading for D.J. Moore in March was a step in the right direction, but the Bills’ WR room is still nowhere near where it needs to be. Perhaps Buffalo should consider Bleacher Report’s Alex Kay’s monster trade idea, as it would see them break the bank for a generational Minnesota Vikings wide receiver.
“The Minnesota Vikings have built their offense around Justin Jefferson, but they haven’t found much playoff success even with the superstar receiver making some herculean efforts,” Kay wrote Wednesday. “During Jefferson’s six years in the Twin Cities, the Vikings have made the playoffs just twice and failed to win a game during either trip.”
“A team all-in on winning a Super Bowl this coming season would be the ideal suitor for Jefferson. The Buffalo Bills would be an intriguing choice after they came up painfully short last season. While they did trade for DJ Moore to bolster an undermanned receiving corps, they failed to land a true needle-mover to pair with star QB Josh Allen.”
“An Allen-Jefferson battery could put up historic numbers akin to what Randy Moss and Tom Brady accomplished with the 2007 New England Patriots. It would cost the Bills a haul of future picks to bring the tandem together, but doing so would give the club perhaps its best shot yet at a championship.”
Kay’s full trade proposal would send 2027 first, second, and fourth-round picks, and 2028 third and fifth-round picks to the Vikings for Jefferson.
Jefferson is one of the smoothest route runners in the NFL, as his knack for putting his foot in the ground and accelerating at the appropriate time allows him to create separation with ease. The LSU product also possesses the ball-hawking skills to regularly make highlight-reel-worthy catches at awkward angles.
Jefferson has recorded six consecutive 1,000-yard seasons with the Vikings, earned four Pro Bowl nods, and been selected to two first-team All-Pro teams, solidifying him as a top-10 receiver in the big leagues.
As noted earlier, the Bills would have to send a bevy of future draft picks to the Bills to convince Minnesota to trade Jefferson, but it would undoubtedly be worth it in the end.
