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White Jordan Poyer Jerseys , they may need to trade up."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections NewsNotesOpinionAnalysisDiscussionPodcastNFL DraftSalary CapNFL DraftOpinionBuffalo Bills NFL Draft Coverage2019 NFL Draft: What would a Buffalo Bills trade up with the New York Jets cost?New,35commentsIf the Bills want a stud DT, they may need to trade up.EDTShareTweetShareShare2019 NFL Draft: What would a Buffalo Bills trade up with the New York Jets cost?The New York Jets are “determined” to trade down in the 2019 NFL Draft, according to Ralph Vacchiano of SNY. The Jets used their second-round pick in 2019 as part of the package to move up and select Sam Darnold in 2018. With only one pick in the top 67 selections, it makes a ton of sense for the Jets to move down and snag a couple picks in the process. They need to rebuild with head coach Adam Gase and have to address the turnover.But for the Buffalo Bills to move up that high to take a generational defensive player like Nick Bosa, Josh Allen, Ed Oliver, or Quinnen Williams, it would take a big swing of picks with a division rival. What would a Buffalo/Jets trade look like?Jimmy Johnson Trade ValueAccording to the old Jimmy Johnson draft-value chart, New Jersey’s pick is worth 2200 points. Buffalo’s pick is worth 1350 points, so the equivalent of a mid-first-round pick is needed to move up. Buffalo has a high second-round pick, so it would be a combination of a bunch of picks:Bills get 3 overall = 2200 pointsJets get 9 (1st)
Jordan Poyer Jerseys 2019 , 40 (2nd), 74 (third), 112 (fourth), 131 (fourth), and 181 (6th) = 2199.6 pointsModern Trade ValueIf you’re looking at newer draft charts, Buffalo wouldn’t have to give up quite as many picks. SB Nation’s Rich Hill used a lot of data analysis to come up with this draft trade chart last year. In this scenario, the Jets’ pick is worth 514.33 points. Since New York wants the second rounder, it must be part of the deal, but that means Buffalo gets a little return, moving up from 131 to 93 overall (low fourth to low third).Buffalo gets 3 and 93 overall = 556.4 pointsJets get 9, 40, 131
White Logan Thomas Jerseys , and 228 overall = 556.63 pointsOpportunity CostOf course, Buffalo isn’t bidding in a vacuum. The Jets drastically overpaid to get to three last year and they’re going to be looking for the same thing in a return in 2019 (and 2020). New York sent the 6th, 37th and 49th overall selections in 2018 and their second-rounder in 2019 to the Indianapolis Colts. Buffalo doesn’t have anything as valuable as the sixth overall pick, anyway so that’s like taking the massive haul on the old draft chart and ADDING a future pick. It makes sense to do that for a quarterback, but for a defensive tackle or defensive end who is going to play 66% of the snaps for Sean McDermott’s defense?Plus you’re trading inside the division, which might drive the price up even further.Buffalo gets 3 overallNew York gets 9, 40, 74, and a 2020 first The Bills bring back one player and let two walk"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections NewsNotesOpinionAnalysisDiscussionPodcastNFL DraftSalary CapNFL Free AgencyNewsTransactionsBuffalo Bills tender Eddie Yarbrough, but not Logan Thomas, at start of NFL free agencyNew,30commentsThe Bills bring back one player and let two walkEDTShareTweetShareShareBuffalo Bills tender Eddie Yarbrough
Logan Thomas Jerseys 2019 , but not Logan Thomas, at start of NFL free agencyTimothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY SportsOver the past couple of days, a lot of change has come to the Buffalo Bills’ roster. Today, the Bills tendered one exclusive-rights free agent, keeping the competition alive. Eddie Yarbrough was tendered by the Bills and will be locked in for the 2019 season.Yarbrough will stick on the roster if the Bills don't add any edge defenders in free agency or the draft. The Bills have expressed interest is pursuing other edge players and if they can get a deal done, the pressure is on Yarbrough to show that he still deserves a spot on the roster. An exclusive-rights free agent (ERFA) isn't much of a free agent at all. Players who are in that category can't negotiate with other teams and they are unable to hold out on a contract. All players who have this label have two or less years of accrued service and their pay is equal to the league minimum. DE Eddie Yarbrough (two seasons): $645,000LS Reid Ferguson and CB Lafayette Pitts had already signed deals to extend their stay with the Bills this offseason. TE Logan Thomas and P Matt Darr, who were restricted free agents, will not be signed to a tender this year and they will be able to freely sign with another team. With the signing of Tyler Kroft, Thomas will be allowed to walk free. Even with just two tight ends on the roster, the Bills felt that Thomas’s trial run as a tight end ran out. Darr struggled in the five games he was in for the Bills in 2018 and he was only brought on to fill in due to an injury.