Stefon Diggs Is Pitching Himself as the Best WR2 in Football. A Bills Insider Isn’t Buying It.

Stefon Diggs is still looking for a job as NFL training camps get closer. And he’s making his case in a pretty direct way: ask any team to name their No. 2 receiver, then compare that guy to him.

But not everyone is sold on the pitch.

The Sales Pitch and the Pushback

Diggs posted a video recently where he made his argument. “Name your No. 2 receiver right now, and tell me how much he makes, and then my last question is: Is he better than me?”

The 32-year-old wideout is trying to position himself as a luxury second option. He had a 1,000-yard season for the Patriots last year, helping them make a surprise Super Bowl run. But New England let him go as a salary cap move, then traded for A.J. Brown and signed Romeo Doubs. So Diggs is still on the market.

Ryan Talbot of Syracuse.com responded to Diggs’ claim on X, formerly Twitter. He didn’t hold back.

“Off the top of my head? George Pickens and Davante Adams without question. I’d argue Tee Higgins and Jameson Williams, too. There aren’t a ton of better No. 2 WRs, but there are definitely some,” Talbot posted.

Talbot also dug into this on his YouTube channel, going through a list of receivers he’d take over Diggs at this stage.

What Diggs Still Brings

To be fair, Diggs isn’t washed. He’s coming off a 1,000-yard season and he’s only a year removed from being a top-15 receiver in the league. But he’s 32 and his best days are clearly behind him. His yards per catch dropped to 11.6 last year, his lowest since 2018. He’s still a technician with elite route-running, but the explosive downfield juice isn’t what it used to be.

What Diggs is really selling here is value. If a team can get him on a one-year deal for something like $8-10 million, that’s a bargain for a guy who can still separate underneath and move chains. But the question is whether he’s willing to accept a backup role in terms of targets and ego, or if he’ll start chirping the second he doesn’t get the ball enough.

The Patriots saw that act in New England. So did the Bills before that. That history might scare off some teams.

Who Might Still Take a Shot

A team like the Commanders, who K’Lavon Chaisson pitched to Diggs on social media, makes some sense. Washington needs a veteran presence in the receiver room. So do the Chargers, the Steelers if they move on from Pickens down the line, or even the Chiefs if they want insurance behind Rashee Rice and Hollywood Brown.

Training camps open in a few weeks. A desperate team could still make a call. But the market right now says Diggs might have to wait longer than he wants, and take less money than he thinks he’s worth.