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Bills' gamble on J.P. Losman in 2004 backfired badly

Breaking down one of the riskiest draft moves (pick or trading picks, trading back, etc.) by the Buffalo Bills over the past 25 years:

Round/overall selection: First, 22nd

Did the risk pay off: After selecting wide receiver Lee Evans at No. 13 with their original first-round selection in 2004, the Bills decided to swing a trade back into the first round to select quarterback J.P. Losman at No. 22 overall. The cost? The Bills' 2005 first-round pick, as well as their 2004 second- and fifth-round picks. In Losman, the Bills selected a quarterback in the first round for the first time since they took Jim Kelly in 1983 -- and the hope was that Losman would start down the track of replacing Kelly, who had retired following the 1996 season.