Every team in the AFC East could use help at wide receiver.

The Miami Dolphins and New York Jets lack dynamic players on the outside. The Buffalo Bills will lose depth with David Nelson and Donald Jones heading for free agency. And the New England Patriots, at the end of the first round, need to get younger.

Could the Dolphins, Bills and Jets all have their eye on Cordarrelle Patterson? The University of Tennessee receiver wowed scouts this weekend with his freakish athleticism and fast 40 time of 4.42. Patterson has been linked to Miami, Buffalo and New York in various mock drafts, and he only improved his stock at the NFL combine.

The Bills, Jets and Dolphins are only four picks apart in April’s draft. Buffalo has the first pick in the division at No. 8 overall. New York is next with the No. 9 pick and Miami holds the No. 12 selection.

Patterson is in play for all three teams. It could simply be a matter of which team is willing to jump on the draft’s top receiver first.

Buffalo currently is the only team with a No. 1 receiver. Steve Johnson has had three straight 1,000-yard seasons and is Buffalo's main option. The Bills also drafted T.J. Graham in the third round last year and has plenty of other needs to fill with the eighth pick.

The Jets don't have much around their quarterback. Starting tight end Dustin Keller is a free agent, as well as 1,000-yard tailback Shonn Greene. Veteran receiver Santonio Holmes is returning from a season-ending foot injury, but the Jets have to hope Holmes didn't lose a step. New York also drafted inconsistent receiver Stephen Hill last year in the second round.

Miami is perhaps the most needy team for a wide receiver. The Dolphins must build around quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Right now the top receiver under contract is slot player Davone Bess, and that’s not good enough. The Dolphins will be aggressive in free agency and go after receivers like Mike Wallace or Greg Jennings. However, they must decide if they will spend more money to bring back a player like Brian Hartline or look to the draft if Patterson is available.

With the exception of the Patriots, no AFC East team had a passing offense ranked higher than 25th in 2012. This is a division in need of dynamic receivers, which means Patterson is a player to watch for nearly every AFC East team.

Couple things:

1) The Jets and Bills pick before Miami, so how would us taking him at 12 prevent them from getting him?
2) Drafting/signing a player because one of your rivals might is an absolute no-no.

Yay... another Patterson thread.

Simple, you trade your entire draft for him because you only see his type of talent once a century and he will score on every play. So you don't need any other players once you get him.

Simple, you trade your entire draft for him because you only see his type of talent once a century and he will score on every play. So you don't need any other players once you get him.

Be careful with falling in love with Patterson. From the street here in Tenn. It seems he had a difficult time learning the O at UT.

Be careful with falling in love with Patterson. From the street here in Tenn. It seems he had a difficult time learning the O at UT.

did you guys hear the Pittsburgh Tribune reporter this morning on NFL AM? He is also hearing that Miami is Wallace's likely destination.

Simple, you trade your entire draft for him because you only see his type of talent once a century and he will score on every play. So you don't need any other players once you get him.

did you guys hear the Pittsburgh Tribune reporter this morning on NFL AM? He is also hearing that Miami is Wallace's likely destination.

I certainly don't feel comfortable breaking the bank for Mike Wallace.

While I wouldn't call him a "one trick pony".. I just don't see that dominant WR that you would pay 60 mill to. He's not a Fitzgerald, Megatron, Julio Jones, Roddy White or even an AJ Green... so why pay him like one?

I understand the need for talent but I just have this gut feeling he's going to be a Free Agency disaster.