With the Buffalo Bills selecting in the back half of the 2023 NFL Draft, they focused on improving their team, which ended 2022 in disappointment. To show, Buffalo suffered a home NFL odds loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Divisional round of the playoffs. Thus, Buffalo’s 2023 NFL Draft strategy going into Day 1 would be allocated with the best player available. Cause by Buffalo not having many glaring holes on a likely playoff-bound roster for 2023. Buffalo can potentially improve in some key areas to make them tougher for the rest of the AFC.
NFL Future Odds Post Draft 2023-24 Buffalo Bills
| Super Bowl Championship SBG Odds: | +900 |
|---|---|
| AFC Championship SBG Odds: | +500 |
| AFC East Division Championship SBG Odds: | +130 |
| 2023 Over/Under Win Total: | 10.5 |
2023 Buffalo Bills Post Draft Team Overview
Overall, the Buffalo Bills had six sportsbook picks in the 2023 NFL Draft. Following several trades to move up and down in the first round. They still ended up making six selections in the draft with those trades. But they shuffled up and down based on the value they thought was there throughout the draft.
Namely, Dalton Kincaid is front and center. Kincaid is a move tight end who should be an often-used receiving NFL betting odds threat. He can line up in the slot to create mismatches. Kincaid is a different tight-end archetype than Dawson Knox. He is not a one-for-one replacement for Knox at the position. While Knox accrued the fourth-most slot snaps in 2022, he looks to slide into an in-line role with Kincaid split out more.
The potential of Knox and Kincaid is a bit like Buffalo’s version of Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert from their time in Philadelphia. Goedert was positioned as an in-line tight end and took on blocking responsibilities. While Ertz primarily played in the slot for then-head coach Doug Pederson and offensive coordinator Frank Reich.
With Stefon Diggs as the unquestioned top receiving target for quarterback Josh Allen, the rest of the receiving corps is in flux. Starting with Gabe Davis, Khalil Shakir, Trent Sherfield, and others battling for targets. That status is in addition to Knox and Kincaid.
Certainly, Kincaid has outs to being the second receiving target on an incredibly efficient and potent offense. Hence, that could vault his stock in his rookie 2023 season. Being labeled as “tight end Cole Beasley” during some post-NFL Draft analysis defines how quickly and adept he is catching the football over the middle. Meanwhile, O’Cyrus Torrence is a long, lean zone-blocking offensive lineman from Florida. He may sit for stretches in his rookie season. And he slots on the depth chart behind last year’s starting right guard Ryan Bates. Additionally, he is behind incoming free-agent Connor McGovern.
Third-round linebacker Dorian Williams is not expected to be a one-for-one replacement for Tremaine Edmunds. Specifically, Williams can play middle linebacker. But he likely plays on the weak side as a sideline-to-sideline defender and stopper.
As a premier team in the AFC for the last several years, the Buffalo Bills are always a favorite to come out of the AFC each season. Especially with Josh Allen remaining the team’s quarterback after signing a huge long-term contract. It was curious to see the Bills not address the wide receiver position more with higher draft capital than a fifth-round pick. But the team seems pleased with the players they currently have.