Tavon Austin, Bills Agree to Contract; WR Spent 2021 with Jaguars

The wide receiver group is getting some speed.

Tavon Austin, who was the 8th pick in the draft, signed with the reigning AFC East champion. He only had 24 catches for 213 yards and one touchdown in his time with the Jacksonville Jags.

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The #Bills are signing WR Tavon Austin, according to a source and, well, Austin’s IG. Former eighth overall pick had 24 catches in seven games with the #Jaguars last year. pic.twitter.com/0l735Mh5tf

Austin has played for five different teams in the National Football League, but he is best known for his accomplishments at the collegiate level.

He finished the 2012 season with 114 catches for 1,289 yards and 12 touchdown, and 663 yards and three scores on the ground, for the West Virginia. During that season, he was one of the most unstoppable players in the nation.

The 2012 Johnny Rodgers Award winner made his mark in the NFL on special teams with punt-return touchdown in each of his first three seasons.

He is yet to live up to the expectations he had when he was drafted as a wide receiver.

Austin has only reached 500 receiving yards once in his career, and has been a secondary contributor since. The Jacksonville squad could have used more playmaking and ended up with a 3-14 record.

He won't have to worry about drawing a lot of attention from the defense in Buffalo because the offense has a lot of talented players.

Austin has the ability to work in the slot and take advantage of the openings that double-teams on Diggs create.