Official Site of the Bills · Apr 29, 2017
Bills make bold move to land OT Dawkins
Moving 12 spots up the draft board to take an offensive tackle is not a move commonly seen in the NFL draft, but with uncertainty at the right tackle position behind incumbent starter Jordan Mills, the Bills addressed the position in the form of Dion Dawkins.
The Buffalo Bills traded up 12 spots to No. 63 in the second round to select OL Dion Dawkins out of Temple. The Bills had to give up picks Nos. 75, 149 and 156 to the Atlanta Falcons to make the sizable move.
It’s not often you see a team move a dozen spots up the board to select an offensive lineman, but the Bills had good reason to address their offensive front.
