Josh Allen's WR savior for Bills may come from Ohio State Buckeyes

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The Buffalo Bills' wide receivers can't get open.

It's to the point where Josh Allen is trying to make something out of nothing every time he drops back to pass.

Something has to change, and if it can't change this season, it has to change for the future.

"General manager Brandon Beane is sick of hearing suggestions that the Bills need a No. 1 receiver -- and he'll be sick of it until the Bills either win the Super Bowl or get that game changer," ESPN's Aaron Schatz wrote on Friday.

ESPN's Matt Miller brought a suggestion on Friday: Carnell Tate.

Tate is Ohio State's top draft-eligible wide receiver. He has teamed with the younger Jeremiah Smith to form the nation's best WR duo.

"The Bills have struggled to add a true X receiver in the past for quarterback Josh Allen," Miller wrote on Friday. "Tate has the physical tools at 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds to body defensive backs and is a technician as a route runner."

The main question with Tate would be his availability on the draft board. If the Bills end up picking in the second half of the first round, there's a chance Tate doesn't get to them.

But if he does, or if there's a trade up opportunity, Tate could be the answer.

The Keon Coleman draft pick appears to have set the Bills back in terms of the future of their WR room. They'll need to fix that, and Tate may be just the guy to do it.

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