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Bills GM Whaley: Sammy Watkins was No. 1 on our draft board

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Buffalo Bills first-round pick Sammy Watkins was rated first on the team's 2014 draft board, according to a report from NFL.com's Albert Breer.

The Houston Texans took defensive end Jadeveon Clowney with the No. 1 overall pick. 

Buffalo traded the No. 9 pick plus their first and fourth-round picks in 2015 to move up and select the six-foot-one Watkins at No. 4.

"(Jadeveon) Clowney was just slightly behind him," general manager Doug Whaley said. "When he was gone No. 1, it was a no-brainer. It would've been a decision (if Clowney was there). But the way we ranked them, it was Sammy first."

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Watkins, 21, hauled in 101 passes for 1,464 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior at Clemson, earning first-team All-ACC and second-team All-American honors.

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