Bills Named Best Landing Spot For 13,000-yard Wide Receiver In 2026 Free Agency

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The Buffalo Bills are in nan midst of a coaching search aft moving connected from Sean McDermott pursuing their Divisional Round nonaccomplishment to nan Denver Broncos.

Buffalo has had a Super Bowl-caliber team, but they haven't been capable to get done their playoff wall. While McDermott was nan 1 who mislaid his job, location are different issues arsenic well. Their biggest being nan deficiency of a existent No. 1 wide receiver.

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If nan Bills are superior astir making a tally successful 2026, they person to hole this rumor either successful free agency aliases nan NFL draft. As for PFF's Mason Cameron, he sees them utilizing free agency and believes Mike Evans could beryllium nan answer. Cameron identified Buffalo arsenic nan champion landing spot for Evans, should he time off nan Tampa Bay Buccaneers successful free agency.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Mike Evans catches a walk thrown by QB Baker Mayfield against nan Atlanta Falcons. | Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

"While questions linger surrounding Mike Evans‘ imaginable retirement, there’s nary mobility that nan 32-year-old wideout tin still nutrient erstwhile connected nan field. Although injuries derailed his 2025 campaign, Evans posted nan fourth-highest PFF people (89.0) among receivers successful 2024. He remains a highly businesslike pass-catcher, arsenic his 2.21 yards per way complete nan past 2 seasons ranks successful nan apical 15," Cameron wrote.

"The Bills' deficiency of value extent astatine extracurricular receiver constricted their violative output, peculiarly erstwhile injuries mounted precocious successful nan year. Add successful their constricted capacity to agelong nan section vertically – signaling nan sixth fewest receptions connected throws of 20 aliases much yards – and Evans profiles arsenic a beardown upgrade to Josh Allen’s halfway of weapons."

Mike Evans could beryllium precisely what Josh Allen needs

Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen drops backmost to propulsion during nan AFC Divisional Round playoff crippled against nan Denver Broncos. | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

During their caput coaching search, nan Bills person made judge Josh Allen has his say. They request to do nan aforesaid erstwhile it comes to adding talent astatine nan receiver position.

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Allen has been forced to play without a ascendant bound receiver and while he's been capable to lead them to wins successful nan regular season, he hasn't been capable to trust connected immoderate wideouts to make large plays successful clutch moments.

Evans would springiness him a monolithic target (6-foot-5, 231 pounds) who tin triumph heavy and is fantabulous astatine contested-catches. He wouldn't beryllium a semipermanent answer, but could beryllium a one-year action to return nan offense, and Allen, to nan adjacent level.

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