With the six-week dead portion of the NFL offseason now upon us, the eyes of all football fans are set firmly on training camp. The multi-week events commence around the league late next month, with the
The aforementioned departures of Diggs and Davis leave the Bills with a new-look receiving corps that lacks its two leading contributors from a season ago. The pass-catchers combined for 152 receptions, 1,929 yards, and 15 touchdowns in 2023, leading the way in a Buffalo aerial attack that ranked as the league’s 10th most productive.
Perhaps just as interesting as Buffalo’s marquee pass-catchers is the situation unfolding at the bottom of its depth chart at wide receiver. The Bills added a lot of bodies to the receiving room amid their offseason changes, and though Coleman, Samuel, Shakir, Mack Hollins, and Marquez Valdes-Scantling are roster locks, there’s a spot or two to be earned at the bottom of the unit.
Buffalo has maintained recent continuity across much of its roster, with the offensive line largely being no exception to this. It’s been anchored by center Mitch Morse since the former Kansas City Chief inked a deal with the Bills in the 2019 offseason; the stalwart started 77 games throughout his five seasons in Buffalo, earning a Pro Bowl nod in 2022 as he led a line that protected one of the best quarterbacks in football.
He took a significant pay cut to remain with the Bills in the 2024 season, where he projects as a 35-year-old rotational pass-rusher who, while likely a roster lock, could see himself further supplanted on the depth chart if players like Dawuane Smoot, Casey Toohill, or rookie Javon Solomon have particularly strong camps.