In the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills selected Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm.
The pick came as a surprise. Buffalo already has its definite starter under center in third year pro Josh Allen, who played collegiately at Wyoming.
Behind Allen on the depth chart is Southern Cal’s Matt Barkley.
The selection of Fromm, a decorated collegiate quarterback who went 35-7 during his three years at Georgia, is in no way a threat to Allen, said Bills general manager Brandon Beane. He said they took Fromm because ‘he was too good to pass up.’
The Bills GM was asked about the pick again recently.
Here’s his response:
“No, there’s no message at all,” Beane said. “We believe in Josh.
“That’s been the whole goal, to add weapons. We didn’t score enough points last year and that starts with me. Giving him and [offensive coordinator] Brian Daboll as much, as many weapons as we can. Adding Fromm was just… a guy that we had on our board that we really thought had a great college career and he’s very smart. He’ll add to the competition to backup Josh, but Josh is our entrenched starter.”
Don’t expect Fromm to take Allen’s starting spot. But if Allen goes down or struggles with his game, it will be interesting to see who gets the nod between Fromm and Barkley.
“I wouldn’t have told you going into today (draft day) that he was on our radar, but we had him in a spot that you just can’t ignore and we gave him his due,” Beane said. “This guy, he’s a winner at the highest level of college. You look at all the guys that come out of the SEC … He’s got all the intangibles. He’s smart.”
