The Buffalo Bills could take a quarterback next week when they use the eighth overall pick.

This year's quarterback crop isn't as heralded as it has been in recent years, but Bills general manager Buddy Nix doesn't believe grabbing one early would be a reach.

"This quarterback class is better than everybody thinks it is," Nix said. "It's better than the publicity they get.

"Five or six of those guys -- maybe seven -- do a lot of things good and do them good enough to win. This is not a standard answer. I've said this from the start, that two or three of these guys will be franchise quarterbacks. I believe that."