The Buffalo Bills trading Stefon Diggs to Houston left Josh Allen without his No. 1 target and close friend.

"I'll always love that guy like a brother," Allen said Thursday via Kevin Patra of NFL.com. "He meant a lot. Look at the statistics. The numbers don't lie."

In four seasons in Buffalo, Diggs surpassed the 1,100-yard receiving mark in each campaign in Buffalo, totaling 5,372 yards and 37 touchdowns while making four straight Pro Bowls.

Diggs' numbers trailed off in the latter half of the 2023 season as Allen spread the ball around and the offense leaned more on the ground game.

Then, two weeks ago, Buffalo shipped him to the Texans for a future second-round pick.

"It's definitely hard to part ways with a guy that's been instrumental to our success here," Allen said. "I wish we could keep everybody. We lost a lot of veteran leadership. It is what it is. I don't get paid to make changes on the team."

The man who gets paid to make those changes is general manager Brandon Beane.

Beane admitted Thursday in his pre-draft press conference that there is no alpha in the room following the Diggs trade but dismissed it as a must-fill spot.

"I get that you're talking about a guy for his first four years here was in a No. 1 role. We have not filled a No. 1 role," Beane said. "I would say we have a group of guys as we sit here today who we believe bring different skill sets. We like the group. Would we like to add to it at some point? Yes. But I'm not sitting here thinking we have a glaring hole. But I get the question, and I get the perception."

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