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Buffalo Bills met with OT Jordan Morgan on top-30 pre-draft visit

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By: Matt Byham

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The athletic Morgan is a left tackle the Bills could have interest in should he fall in this year’s draft

The Buffalo Bills ended the 2023 NFL regular season with all of their starting offensive lineman playing every snap. With such amazing consistency and sheer luck, it was believed that little would be done to alter a group that found such success over the course of an entire season.

Then center Mitch Morse was let go, and Connor McGovern was named his successor — with David Edwards sliding in to fill McGovern’s now-vacated role. They also traded away offensive lineman Ryan Bates, who was someone many predicted to ascend to center once Morse was no longer with the team. Another year, more significant shake-ups within the offensive line room.

Perhaps that plays a role into the Bills’ decision to host offensive tackle Jordan Morgan with one of their top-30 pre-draft visits. One would naturally wonder how Morgan, a potential Round 1 or early Day 2 prospect, fits into the team’s immediate plans with left tackle Dion Dawkins having just signed a contract extension. Ask any NFL executive, and they’ll tell you that it’s impossible to have too many talented offensive linemen.

Morgan is a specimen as an offensive lineman — boasting elite size at 6’5” and 311 pounds, while possessing plenty of athleticism to excel in the NFL. During the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, Morgan posted a 5.04-second 40-yard dash, 1.7-second 10-yard split, 28” vertical, and 9’2” broad jump.

With Arizona, Morgan was a three-year starter who in 2022 earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference, adding First-Team All-Pac-12 Conference in 2023.

Morgan does carry an injury history that could cause some teams to drop him down their boards a bit thanks to an ACL injury suffered at the end of the 2022 season. Notably, Morgan returned to put together a fantastic final season with Arizona in 2023. There are those who believe Morgan’s arm length (32 7/8”) may be a detriment to success in the NFL.

It’s doubtful that Jordan Morgan falls to the Bills at just the right time, but should that happen it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Buffalo’s front office finds plenty of reason to bring him to Orchard Park, NY with an eye on the future.

Originally posted on Buffalo Rumblings