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Ed Oliver Jersey , the Bills are taking a pre-draft meeting with a prospect named Josh Allen.Last year’s prospect wound up as Buffalo’s first-round pick and moved into the No. 1 quarterback spot after the first half of the first game of the season. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the former Kentucky pass rusher with the same name will be visiting the Bills on Thursday.The Bills had to trade up in order to get Allen the quarterback with the seventh pick last year and it seems likely that they’d have to do the same to get this year’s Allen to Buffalo. He’s expected to be one of the first few players selected later this month and the Bills are currently set to pick ninth overall.Rapoport adds that the Bills are also meeting with former Ole Miss wide receiver A.J. Brown on Wednesday. He’s much more likely to be on the board if Buffalo stays put and would almost certainly be the only A.J. Brown trying to make the team this year. If the Bills want a stud DT, they may need to trade up."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections NewsNotesOpinionAnalysisDiscussionPodcastNFL DraftSalary CapNFL DraftOpinionBuffalo Bills NFL Draft Coverage2019 NFL Draft: What would a Buffalo Bills trade up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cost?New,30commentsIf the Bills want a stud DT, they may need to trade up.EDTShareTweetShareShare2019 NFL Draft: What would a Buffalo Bills trade up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cost?The 2019 SB Nation NFL Mock Draft began last week, and today brings us the second group of three picks. The Buffalo Bills sit back at nine, but recent reports indicate they might be interested in trading up to nab their top prospect. The way the SB Nation mock is shaking out, that might very well be the case.Here are the picks so far:1. Arizona Cardinals - Kyler Murray, QB Youth Vosean Joseph Jersey , Oklahoma 2. San Francisco 49ers - Nick Bosa, EDGE, Ohio State3. New York Jets - Josh Allen, EDGE, Kentucky4. Oakland Raiders - Quinnen Williams, DI, AlabamaWith three defensive linemen off the board in the first four picks, if Buffalo wants to secure a top-flight lineman Womens Vosean Joseph Jersey , they might need to trade up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sitting at five. Tampa Bay might be open to this idea with a new coach, says Bucs Nation managing editor Gil Arcia:“This is a crucial spot for the Buccaneers and trading down would be a better option,” wrote Arcia in his write-up.We weren’t allowed to make trades in the SB Nation mock, but let’s look at what it might cost for the Bills to trade up and nab Ed Oliver or even Brian Burns before he’s gone. What would a Buffalo/Bucs trade look like?Jimmy Johnson Trade ValueAccording to the old Jimmy Johnson draft value chart, Tampa Bay’s pick is worth 1700 points. Buffalo’s pick is worth 1350 points, so the equivalent of a low second round pick is needed to move up. Buffalo has a high second round pick, so it would be a combination of a bunch of picks:Bills get 5 overall = 1700 pointsBuccaneers get 9 (1st), 75 (third) Authentic Vosean Joseph Jersey , 113 (fourth), 132 (fourth), and 159 (5th) = 1701.8 pointsThat’s probably not an attractive enough offer, so let’s re-shape where Tampa moves up thirty spots into the top of the second round but Buffalo gets something back. Bills get 5 (1st) and 70 (third) overall = 1940Buccaneers get 9 (1st), 40 (2nd), 113 (fourth), and 148 (fifth) = 1950Buffalo could also choose to package a 2020 pick, but it would likely be this year’s ninth overall Vosean Joseph Jersey Boys , next year’s second, and this year’s third to move up. Modern Trade ValueIf you’re looking at newer draft charts, Buffalo wouldn’t have to give up quite as many picks. SB Nation’s Rich Hill used a lot of data analysis to come up with this draft trade chart last year. In this scenario, Tampa’s pick is worth 467.81 points. Buffalo would need to give the first rounder, third rounder, and fifth rounder to get there.Buffalo gets 5 overall = 467.81 pointsTampa gets 9, 75 (third), and 132 (fifth) = 467.22Opportunity CostOf course Infant Dawson Knox Jersey , Buffalo isn’t bidding in a vacuum. With teams desperate for quarterbacks and the New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars sitting at 6 and 7, the Bucs pick will almost certainly yield a higher return as teams look to move up to pick ahead of those two QB-needy teams. The Bills must be convinced that the player they pick is a future Hall of Famer, because it’s likely to cost them at least their 2020 first rounder.Buffalo gets 5 overallTampa gets 9, 75 overall, and 2020 first rounderFor the record, I’m not on board with this trade up. I’m certainly entertaining the idea of Oliver or Burns at 9, but not at the cost of an additional first round pick.