Sports Illustrated has their first mock draft board of the year posted, and they have the Bills taking Oklahoma State tight end Brandon Pettigrew with the 11th overall pick in the 1st round. The Bills offense was just awful for the second half of the season, and Pettigrew is the type of tight end who could add blocking support for Trent Edwards while at the same time being a good passing option, especially for those dump-off passes that are necessary when a designed play goes wrong. The Bills haven’t had a tight end like that for many years, and their offense has suffered because of it. At 6′6″ and 260 lbs, Pettigrew has Jeremy Shockey-like size and has good hands and swift-enough legs. Pettigrew does have a criminal history that includes a charge for assaulting a police officer. We’ll have to wait and see if Ralph Wilson will let the team pick a player with that kind of baggage.

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