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The Buffalo Bills added a speedster at wide receiver in the NFL draft on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The Buffalo Bills<\/a> added a speedy playmaker for Josh Allen<\/a> on Saturday, selecting Connecticut wide receiver Skyler Bell with the 125th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n Buffalo Bills fans were waiting to see if GM Brandon Beane would address the wide receiver position, and he finally did. Bell is now headed to Buffalo to catch passes from Josh Allen, and his journey to get there is one of the more unique stories of this year\u2019s draft class.<\/p>\n Buffalo Bills 2026 NFL Draft Pick: Skyler Bell<\/p>\n Skyler Bell spent three years at Wisconsin before transferring to UConn, where he broke out and turned heads at the next level. Along the way, he reportedly turned down a $500,000 NIL offer from Michigan \u2014 a decision that speaks to his confidence in his own path. The late-bloomer label fits, but the tape and the testing numbers suggest Buffalo is getting a player with real upside.<\/p>\n The Buffalo Bills\u2019 newest NFL<\/a> Draft pick checks in at 6-foot, 192 pounds with a 4.40 40-yard dash and a 41-inch vertical. The athleticism is legitimate. Fantasy Life analyst Dwain McFarland noted in his prospect write-up that Bell\u2019s closest Super Model comp<\/a> is ironically Khalil Shakir<\/a>. Yes, the same receiver Beane drafted back in 2022 and watched develop into a reliable weapon for Allen. Perhaps Beane saw those same traits in Bell and decided lightning could strike twice.<\/p>\n What Skyler Bell Means for the Buffalo Bills<\/p>\n The Bills have been aggressive this offseason on both sides of the ball. Buffalo traded for DJ Moore<\/a> earlier in the spring, bolstering a receiver room that already features Khalil Shakir. The team also brought back Connor McGovern<\/a>, one of the most reliable centers in football, and added several defensive pieces to strengthen that group.<\/p>\n Bell slots in as a depth piece for now, but the receiver room could be reshuffled a bit before September. His short-area quickness, yards-after-catch ability, and combine-tested athleticism give him a real chance to carve out a niche in Buffalo\u2019s offense. Pairing those traits with Allen is about as good of a situation as a young wide receiver can land in.<\/p>\n The Bills have made it clear this offseason that they are all-in on winning now. Saturday\u2019s 2026 NFL Draft haul, which also included Clemson pass rusher T.J. Parker<\/a> and Ohio State cornerback Davison Igbinosun<\/a>, reflects that mentality. Skyler Bell is the wild card of the group, a player with a non-traditional path and the tools to make Buffalo\u2019s investment look smart down the road.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJustin Carlucci<\/a> brings 13+ years of journalism experience to Heavy. A veteran of multiple industry-leading companies, he has hosted SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio shows and contributed to the New York Post, combining traditional sports and news reporting with expertise in sports betting and fantasy sports. More about Justin Carlucci<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty The Buffalo Bills added a speedster at wide receiver in the NFL draft on Saturday. The Buffalo…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":874489,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2048],"tags":[215,214,53,2086,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-874488","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffalo-bills","8":"tag-bills","9":"tag-buffalo","10":"tag-buffalo-bills","11":"tag-buffalobills","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116466762024985128","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=874488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/874489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=874488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=874488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=874488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}