Titans could easily reap the benefits of Buffalo Bills' decision to trade Stefon Diggs
On the surface, the Houston Texans' blockbuster trade for superstar wide receiver Stefon Diggs creates a major problem for the Tennessee Titans. While it's easy to get caught up in the glitz and glamor of a monstrous deal involving one of the NFL's elite receivers, there is a growing possibility that the Diggs trade could […]
On the surface, the Houston Texans' blockbuster trade for superstar wide receiver Stefon Diggs creates a major problem for the Tennessee Titans.
While it's easy to get caught up in the glitz and glamor of a monstrous deal involving one of the NFL's elite receivers, there is a growing possibility that the Diggs trade could actually create a ripple effect that helps the Titans.
The Buffalo Bills have now parted ways with the team's best two receivers in Diggs and Gabe Davis, who now plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars. With a top-5 quarterback talent in Josh Allen lacking adequate weaponry on the outside, it's easy to assume the Bills will target pass catchers in the draft.
The Bills recouped a 2025 second-round pick in the deal, though the team sent a 2025 fifth-round pick and sixth-round pick in this year's draft to Houston along with Diggs. Now with 10 total picks in the upcoming draft, Buffalo is in prime position to offload some draft capital in order to move up and select their wide receiver of the future.
Buffalo Bills 2024 Draft Picks:
- Round 1, No. 28 overall
- Round 2, No. 60 overall
- Round 4, No. 128 overall
- Round 4, No. 133 overall
- Round 5, No. 144 overall
- Round 5, No. 160 overall
- Round 5, No. 163 overall
- Round 6, No. 200 overall
- Round 6, No. 204 overall
- Round 7, No. 248 overall
So what might a trade-back scenario with the Bills look like for Tennessee? Here are a few deals from recent years that suggest the Titans would receive quite the haul in exchange for the No. 7 pick.
- Lions-Vikings 2022 trade: The Lions traded all the way up from No. 32 to No. 12 in order to snag WR Jameson Williams. It cost Detroit the 32nd overall pick, along with the 34th overall pick (second round), and 66th overall pick (third round) in the 2022 NFL Draft, but they also received the 46th overall pick (second round) in return.
- Saints-Packers 2018 trade: The Saints traded the 27th overall pick, along with the 147th overall pick (fifth round) in the 2018 NFL Draft, and a 2019 first-rounder to the Packers in exchange for No. 14 overall.
- Chiefs-Bills 2017 trade: This will be etched in history as the trade that led to Patrick Mahomes becoming a member of the Kansas City Chiefs. KC traded the 27th overall pick and the 91st overall pick (third round) in the 2017 draft, along with a 2018 first-rounder, to nab Mahomes at No. 10.
In order for Buffalo to trade all the way up to the Titans' No. 7 overall pick, it would likely cost the Bills the No. 28 overall pick, along with a second-round pick in 2024, AND a first-round pick in next year's draft.
Not only would the Titans be able to find a starting left tackle in the backend of the first round, but they'd also be in position to add a wide receiver or defensive standout on Day 2.
Tennessee would also have the option of double-dipping in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, OR using the premium draft capital to make a blockbuster move down the road.
Long story short, trading back gives Carthon plenty of options to be dangerous in the next two draft classes, which helps close the gap between Tennessee and the supposed AFC South frontrunners down in Houston.
The gamble lies in the fact that there is a steep drop-off in talent moving back 21 spots in the first round. Titans fans know all too well that sure things do not exist when drafting in the 20s.
