2012 NFL Mock Draft: Riley Reiff Becoming the Buffalo Bills' No. 1 Option?

When the Buffalo Bills completed their sales job on defensive end Mario Williams, it allowed the team to cross off its biggest need heading into the 2012 NFL draft.

While a pass-rusher may still be in play for the Bills at No. 10 overall, Mark Gaughan of the Buffalo News thinks offensive tackle is now "the likeliest option" and that Iowa's Reily Reiff is the current front-runner.  

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This shapes up as the likeliest option in the first round of the draft. By shoring up the left tackle position, the Bills potentially could boast the best offensive line in the AFC East...However, the Bills could have a shot at the second best tackle and surely could get the third best tackle. 

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The Bills may still lose tackle Demetrius Bell, who is a free agent and has visited several teams in hopes of finding a better deal. If Bell walks, the Bills will almost certainly need to find a player at tackle in the draft.

The top tackle in the 2012 class is undoubtedly Matt Kalil, but he's not likely to fall outside of the first eight picks. That leaves Reiff as the best option remaining for the Bills at No. 10. 

While a tackle makes a lot of sense for Buffalo, so does another pass-rusher. The Bills' flirtation with Mark Anderson proves that the front office still wants to add more pressure on the defensive line.

After a tackle and a pass-rusher, Gaughan (in order) lists receiver, cornerback, linebacker and safety as other options for the Bills.

2012 NFL Mock Draft 

1. Indianapolis Colts: Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

2. Washington Redskins: Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor (via trade with St. Louis Rams)

3. Minnesota Vikings: Matt Kalil, OT, USC

4. Cleveland Browns: Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU  

5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama

6. St. Louis Rams: Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State (via trade with Washington Redskins)  

7. Jacksonville Jaguars: Melvin Ingram, DE, South Carolina

8. Miami Dolphins:  Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M 

9. Carolina Panthers: Michael Brockers, DT, LSU

10. Buffalo Bills: Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina

11. Kansas City Chiefs: Dontari Poe, NT Memphis

12. Seattle Seahawks: Nick Perry, DE, USC  

13. Arizona Cardinals: Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa

14. Dallas Cowboys: David DeCastro, G, Stanford

15. Philadelphia Eagles: Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College

16. New York Jets: Courtney Upshaw, OLB, Alabama  

17. Cincinnati Bengals: Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama

18. San Diego Chargers: Whitney Mercilus, DE/OLB, Illinois

19. Chicago Bears: Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford

20. Tennessee Titans: Cordy Glenn, G, Georgia 

21. Cincinnati Bengals: Lamar Miller, RB, Miami

22. Cleveland Browns: Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame 

23. Detroit Lions: Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina

24. Pittsburgh Steelers: Mike Adams, OT, Ohio State 

25. Denver Broncos: Devon Still, DT, Penn State

26. Houston Texans: Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor

27. New England Patriots: Mark Barron, S, Alabama

28. Green Bay Packers: Fletcher Cox, DL, Mississippi State

29. Baltimore Ravens: Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin

30. San Francisco 49ers: Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina

31. New England Patriots: Rueben Randle, WR, LSU

32. New York Giants: Dont'a Hightower, LB, Alabama