GM Brandon Beane - Bills still view Stefon Diggs as a No. 1 WR - ESPN

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills continue to see wide receiver Stefon Diggs as a No. 1 wide receiver, general manager Brandon Beane said Tuesday.

His comments come after Diggs experienced a significant dip in his production over the last half of the 2023 season.

«Stef's, he's a number one receiver. I firmly believe that, not wavering off of that,» Beane said. "… Listen, we have to continue to put weapons out there to keep teams from bracketing him or you know, locking him down in different ways to take him away. They know you are going to want him. Stef can still play, I'm sure he would love to have that deep ball again, he'd be the first to tell you. He's super competitive, he's gonna work his tail off this offseason. I know there's various reasons or questions on this or his production, all that, but I still see Stef as a number one receiver."

The «deep ball» referenced by Beane was a pass by quarterback Josh Allen in the fourth quarter of the team's 27-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in the divisional round. On first-and-10 from the Buffalo 20-yard line with 8:23 remaining, Allen uncorked a pass with an air distance of 63.4 yards but went through the hands of Diggs. It was the first play on what eventually was the Bills' final offensive drive of the game. The 16-play, 54-yard drive ended in a 44-yard missed field goal by kicker Tyler Bass.

Diggs finished the game with three receptions on eight targets for 21 yards. His final 100-yard receiving game of the season came in Week 6, and he finished the final seven games of the season, including playoffs, averaging 41 receiving yards per game and with zero receiving touchdowns. That marked the first time in his career he's gone seven straight games without