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Buffalo Bills

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Initial roster observationObserved Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT · Historical profile reference

The Buffalo Bills play in the AFC East. This hub brings together the club’s official roster, player profiles, and related coverage.

The roster at a glance

The source lists 74 active, practice-squad, and reserve-list entries after released and transferred entries are excluded; 53 carry its ACT designation. An active-roster label is not a guarantee that a player will dress for a particular game.

Every player row below links to an individual profile and preserves the NFL’s status code. The roster was checked on September 20, 2026. It is a dated roster snapshot, not a game-day inactive report.

The BUF roster

UPDATED Updated Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT

Week 5 · All recorded roster entries appear. Select a linked name to open the player profile.

Buffalo Bills · Season 2026
PlayerNo.PositionRoster status
A.J. Woods31DBPractice squad
Alec Anderson70OLActive roster
Anthony Kendall30DBPractice squad
Ar'maj Reed-Adams60OLActive roster
Austin Corbett63OLActive roster
Austin Johnson93DLPractice squad
Bradley Chubb9LBActive roster
Brock Lampe45RBPractice squad
C.J. Gardner-Johnson22DBActive roster
Chase Lundt77OLPractice squad
Christian Benford47DBActive roster
Cole Bishop24DBActive roster
Connor McGovern66OLActive roster
DJ Moore2WRActive roster
Dalton Kincaid86TEActive roster
Damar Hamlin3DBActive roster
Davison Igbinosun21DBActive roster
Dawson Knox88TEActive roster
DeWayne Carter90DLActive roster
Dee Alford23DBActive roster
Deone Walker96DLActive roster
Dion Dawkins73OLActive roster
Dorian Strong43DBReserve list (unspecified)
Dorian Williams42LBActive roster
Ed Oliver91DLActive roster
Frank Gore Jr.20RBPractice squad
Geno Stone25DBPractice squad
Greg Dortch19WRActive roster
Greg Gaines97DLActive roster
Greg Rousseau15LBActive roster
Ja'Mori Maclin84WRPractice squad
Jackson Hawes85TEActive roster
Jalon Kilgore29DBActive roster
James Cook4RBActive roster
Javon Solomon56LBActive roster
Joe Andreessen44LBActive roster
Jordan Hancock37DBReserve list (unspecified)
Josh Allen17QBActive roster
Josh Palmer5WRActive roster
Jude Bowry74OLActive roster
Kaleb Elarms-Orr52LBActive roster
Kani Walker41DBPractice squad
Keleki Latu83TEActive roster
Keon Coleman0WRActive roster
Keonta Jenkins49LBPractice squad
Khalil Shakir10WRActive roster
Kyle Allen11QBActive roster
Landon Jackson94DLActive roster
Lloyd Cushenberry III53OLActive roster
Maxwell Hairston1DBActive roster
Michael Danna51LBActive roster
Michael Hoecht55LBActive roster
O'Cyrus Torrence64OLActive roster
Phidarian Mathis72DLPractice squad
Ray Davis7RBActive roster
Reid Ferguson69LSActive roster
Sam Franklin Jr.28DBActive roster
Shane Buechele6QBPractice squad
Shaq Thompson54LBPractice squad
Skyler Bell13WRActive roster
Spencer Brown79OLActive roster
Stephen Gosnell89WRPractice squad
T.J. Sanders98DLActive roster
TJ Parker99LBActive roster
Te'Cory Couch33DBPractice squad
Terrel Bernard8LBActive roster
Tommy Doman Jr.39PActive roster
Travis Clayton67DLPractice squad
Trent Sherfield18WRPractice squad
Ty Johnson26RBActive roster
Tylan Grable68OLActive roster
Tyler Bass16KActive roster
Tyrell Shavers14WRReserve list (unspecified)
Zane Durant92DLReserve list (unspecified)

Roster membership reflects the dated report shown above. A generic reserve code is not relabeled injured reserve. Roster status does not establish game-day eligibility.

2026 draft selections

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Buffalo Bills · 2026 recorded selections
OverallPlayerRoundDrafting teamPositionFinal college
35T.J. Parker2BUFDEClemson
62Davison Igbinosun2BUFCBOhio St.
102Jude Bowry4BUFOTBoston Col.
125Skyler Bell4BUFWRConnecticut
126Kaleb Elarms-Orr4BUFLBTCU
167Jalon Kilgore5BUFCBSouth Carolina
181Zane Durant5BUFDTPenn St.
220Toriano Pride7BUFCBMissouri
239Tommy Doman7BUFPFlorida
241Ar'maj Reed-Adams7BUFGTexas A&M

Selected and organized by WHYNFL. Dataset updated Oct 7, 2026, 7:27 am EDT. Historical selections do not establish a player’s current team.

Depth chart

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Listed order for Buffalo Bills, observed .

Players are shown in listed order within each formation. Multiple players can fill a position on the field; rank alone does not confirm a starter, current roster status or game-day availability.

Base 3-4 D

Left Defensive End

  1. T.J. Sanders
  2. Landon Jackson

Nose Tackle

  1. Deone Walker
  2. Greg Gaines

Right Defensive End

  1. Ed Oliver
  2. DeWayne Carter
  3. Zane Durant

Weakside Linebacker

  1. Greg Rousseau
  2. Michael Hoecht
  3. Mike Danna

Left Inside Linebacker

  1. Dorian Williams
  2. Kaleb Elarms-Orr

Right Inside Linebacker

  1. Terrel Bernard
  2. Joe Andreessen

Strongside Linebacker

  1. Bradley Chubb
  2. TJ Parker
  3. Javon Solomon

Left Cornerback

  1. Christian Benford
  2. Davison Igbinosun
  3. Dorian Strong

Strong Safety

  1. Cole Bishop
  2. Damar Hamlin
  3. Jalon Kilgore

Free Safety

  1. C.J. Gardner-Johnson
  2. Sam Franklin Jr.

Right Cornerback

  1. Maxwell Hairston

Nickel Back

  1. Dee Alford
  2. Jordan Hancock
Special Teams

Place Kicker

  1. Tyler Bass

Punter

  1. Tommy Doman Jr.

Holder

  1. Tommy Doman Jr.

Punt Returner

  1. Greg Dortch
  2. Dee Alford
  3. Ray Davis
  4. Khalil Shakir

Kick Returner

  1. Greg Dortch
  2. Ray Davis
  3. Ty Johnson

Long Snapper

  1. Reid Ferguson
3WR 1TE

Wide Receiver

  1. DJ Moore
  2. Khalil Shakir
  3. Keon Coleman
  4. Joshua Palmer
  5. Greg Dortch
  6. Skyler Bell
  7. Tyrell Shavers

Left Tackle

  1. Dion Dawkins
  2. Jude Bowry

Left Guard

  1. Alec Anderson
  2. Austin Corbett

Center

  1. Connor McGovern
  2. Lloyd Cushenberry III

Right Guard

  1. O'Cyrus Torrence
  2. Ar'maj Reed-Adams

Right Tackle

  1. Spencer Brown
  2. Tylan Grable

Quarterback

  1. Josh Allen
  2. Kyle Allen

Tight End

  1. Dalton Kincaid
  2. Dawson Knox
  3. Jackson Hawes
  4. Keleki Latu

Running Back

  1. James Cook III
  2. Ty Johnson
  3. Ray Davis

Updated Oct 11, 2026, 3:22 pm EDT.

Buffalo Bills at a glance

Head coach: Joe Brady

No prior NFL head-coaching seasons · Born in Pembroke Pines, Florida

Season projection

11.2–5.7

Projected record · 72.1% to win the division · 41.8% to win this week

Model estimate, not a WHYNFL prediction.

Checked Oct 11, 2026. Stadium details are withheld where our records do not match the current home venue.

Next game · Week 5
@ Los Angeles Rams · SoFi Stadium Line: LAR -3 · O/U 54.5
Matchup preview

Last game L 26–29 vs NE · Patriots beat Bills 29–26: Keon Coleman has 116 receiving yards

No. 4 seed in the AFC (division leader) if the season ended today, after Week 5. Full playoff picture

2026 schedule & results Bye: Week 7

Full schedule
Season schedule and results
WeekDateOpponentResultRecord
1Sun, Sep 13@ Houston Texans W 36–31 · Week 1 at Houston Texans1–0
2Thu, Sep 17vs Detroit Lions W 41–31 · Week 2 vs Detroit Lions2–0
3Sun, Sep 27vs Los Angeles Chargers W 24–16 · Week 3 vs Los Angeles Chargers3–0
4Sun, Oct 4vs New England Patriots L 26–29 · Week 4 vs New England Patriots3–1
5Mon, Oct 12@ Los Angeles Rams 8:15 pm EDT · Week 5 at Los Angeles Rams—
6Sun, Oct 18@ Las Vegas Raiders 4:25 pm EDT · Week 6 at Las Vegas Raiders—
8Sun, Nov 1vs Baltimore Ravens 1:00 pm EST · Week 8 vs Baltimore Ravens—
9Mon, Nov 9@ Minnesota Vikings 8:15 pm EST · Week 9 at Minnesota Vikings—
10Sun, Nov 15@ New York Jets 1:00 pm EST · Week 10 at New York Jets—
11Sun, Nov 22vs Miami Dolphins 1:00 pm EST · Week 11 vs Miami Dolphins—
12Thu, Nov 26vs Kansas City Chiefs 8:20 pm EST · Week 12 vs Kansas City Chiefs—
13Sun, Dec 6@ New England Patriots 4:25 pm EST · Week 13 at New England Patriots—
14Sun, Dec 13@ Green Bay Packers 8:20 pm EST · Week 14 at Green Bay Packers—
15Sat, Dec 19vs Chicago Bears 8:20 pm EST · Week 15 vs Chicago Bears—
16Fri, Dec 25@ Denver Broncos 4:30 pm EST · Week 16 at Denver Broncos—
17Sun, Jan 3@ Miami Dolphins 1:00 pm EST · Week 17 at Miami Dolphins—
18TBDvs New York Jets Scheduled · Week 18 vs New York Jets—

Strength of schedule Played .333 (27th hardest) · Remaining .525 (9th hardest) · Remaining by 2025 records .482 (23rd hardest) All 32 schedules

WHYNFL Power Index

UPDATED Updated Oct 11, 2026, 5:02 pm EDT
No. 9▲ 1of 32 · 2026 through Week 5 · Index 59.4

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Where they rank

Team stats

2026 regular season. 1st = best (most yards and points; fewest points allowed, turnovers and sacks). Ties share a rank. Each value shows its own window: points count every final, while yardage, turnovers and sacks come from box scores, which can trail by a game.

Team statistics

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 11, 2026, 4:13 pm EDT

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · 4 games counted

Passing

Buffalo Bills · Passing · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Pass attemptsCompletionsCompletion percentageYards per pass attemptInterceptions thrownYards lost to sacksPassing yardsSacks allowedNet passing yards
1197966.48.73501,0399989

Rushing

Buffalo Bills · Rushing · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Rush attemptsYards per rushRushing yards
1105.1556

Offense

Buffalo Bills · Offense · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Points per gameYards per gameNet total yards
31.8386.31,545

Ball security

Buffalo Bills · Ball security · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Turnovers lostFumbles lost
74

Penalties

Buffalo Bills · Penalties · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Penalties (reported count)Penalty yards
30250

Only available categories appear. Sacks allowed are not defensive sacks. Totals are not converted to per-game rates when games played are unknown. Compare team statistics

Plays & drives across covered games

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 11, 2026, 4:46 pm EDT

Play and drive totals cover 74 completed games across 32 teams. Games counted can differ by team. Rates use summed outcomes and opportunities; no minimum attempts apply. A missing value in any counted game withholds that metric. These are dated covered-game figures, not a complete season.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · 4 games counted

First downs

Buffalo Bills · First downs · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
1st downs
94

Third downs

Buffalo Bills · Third downs · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
3rd %MadeAtt
53.32445

Fourth downs

Buffalo Bills · Fourth downs · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
4th %MadeAtt
75.034

Inside-20 drives

Buffalo Bills · Inside-20 drives · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
TD %TDDrives
68.81116

Time of possession

Buffalo Bills · Time of possession · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Total timeTime/gameShare %
112:2528:0646.8
4 included games

First downs count the play record's total flags, including recorded penalty awards; they can differ from drive summaries. Conversion attempts use recorded converted and failed down flags, including flagged kneels. Nullified downs, punts and field goals are not inferred attempts.

Inside-20 drives have a recorded down starting closer than 20 yards from the opponent's goal line. Reaching only the 20 is excluded. Only touchdowns for the possessing team on those drives count. This definition is not an official league red-zone ranking.

Possession includes overtime. Time is minutes:seconds; per-game time is rounded to the nearest second. Possession share divides the team's recorded seconds by the full elapsed time of its counted games, including overtime. Rates use summed opportunities and zero opportunities have no percentage. Equal displayed values share a rank; rankings describe only the matching supplied teams. — = not supplied.

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Division standings

UPDATED Updated Oct 11, 2026, 5:02 pm EDT
AFC East · 2026 regular season
TeamW–L–TPCTPFPANet pointsHomeAwayDivisionDiv PCTConferenceConf PCTNon-confStreakLast five
Buffalo Bills3–1–00.75012710720 2–1–01–0–00–1–00.0002–1–00.6671–0–01L3–1–0
New England Patriots3–2–00.6001109416 2–0–01–2–01–0–01.0003–1–00.7500–1–02W3–2–0
New York Jets2–3–00.4009396-3 1–1–01–2–00–0–00.0002–0–01.0000–3–01W2–3–0
Miami Dolphins0–5–00.00070132-62 0–2–00–3–00–0–00.0000–3–00.0000–2–05L0–5–0

Through Week 5. Records from final scores; division order applies the NFL tiebreakers. Browse AFC East standings

Season by season since 1999

224–216 in the regular season · 9 playoff appearances

Home
136–90 .602
Road
93–131 .415
Night games
30–28 .517
One-score games
101–118 .461
Overtime
10–16 .385
December
59–57 .509
Playoffs
8–9 .471

Biggest wins

  1. W 40–0 vs HOU 2021 · Week 4 series: BUF vs HOU
  2. W 47–10 vs JAX 2024 · Week 3 series: BUF vs JAX
  3. W 38–3 vs PIT 2022 · Week 5 series: BUF vs PIT

Worst losses

  1. L 10–56 vs NE 2007 · Week 11 series: BUF vs NE
  2. L 3–47 @ BAL 2018 · Week 1 series: BUF vs BAL
  3. L 3–45 @ SF 2012 · Week 5 series: BUF vs SF
Buffalo Bills season-by-season record since 1999
SeasonRecordWin %PointsDiffExpected WPostseason
2026 in progress3–1.750127–107+202.4 +0.6—
202512–5.706481–365+11611.2 +0.8Lost Divisional round 30–33 (OT) vs DEN
202413–4.765525–368+15711.9 +1.1Lost Conference championship 29–32 vs KC
202311–6.647451–311+14012.0 −1.0Lost Divisional round 24–27 vs KC
202213–3.813455–286+16912.0 +1.0Lost Divisional round 10–27 vs CIN
202111–6.647483–289+19413.1 −2.1Lost Divisional round 36–42 (OT) vs KC
202013–3.813501–375+12610.6 +2.4Lost Conference championship 24–38 vs KC
201910–6.625314–259+559.8 +0.2Lost Wild Card 19–22 (OT) vs HOU
20186–10.375269–374-1055.0 +1.0—
20179–7.563302–359-576.4 +2.6Lost Wild Card 3–10 vs JAX
20167–9.438399–378+218.5 −1.5—
20158–8.500379–359+208.5 −0.5—
20149–7.563343–289+549.6 −0.6—
20136–10.375339–388-496.7 −0.7—
20126–10.375344–435-915.8 +0.2—
20116–10.375372–434-626.6 −0.6—
20104–12.250283–425-1424.4 −0.4—
20096–10.375258–326-685.8 +0.2—
20087–9.438336–342-67.8 −0.8—
20077–9.438252–354-1024.9 +2.1—
20067–9.438300–311-117.7 −0.7—
20055–11.313271–367-965.2 −0.2—
20049–7.563395–284+11111.0 −2.0—
20036–10.375243–279-366.7 −0.7—
20028–8.500379–397-187.6 +0.4—
20013–13.188265–420-1554.0 −1.0—
20008–8.500315–350-357.0 +1.0—
199911–5.688320–229+9111.0 0.0Lost Wild Card 16–22 vs TEN

Regular-season record and points; postseason shows how each run ended. Expected W is the win total implied by points scored and allowed (Pythagorean expectation, exponent 2.37); the small figure is actual minus expected, where +1 or more suggests close-game luck. From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999, counted by franchise (Raiders include Oakland, Chargers San Diego, Rams St. Louis). Splits cover the regular season and playoffs: night games kick off at 7 pm Eastern or later (games without a listed kickoff are left out), and one-score games are decided by 8 points or fewer.

Games, player statistics and availability

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Available games

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Player statistics for roster members

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 11, 2026, 4:13 pm EDT
Player statistics
PlayerPosPass YdsPass TDRush YdsRec Yds
Josh AllenQB1,03961181
James Cook IIIRB——42124
Ray DavisRB——64
Dalton KincaidTE———270
DJ MooreWR——5178
Khalil ShakirWR———176
Joshua PalmerWR———80
Dawson KnoxTE——030

Players are grouped by the separately dated roster. These figures are not team-specific statistical splits. Games played are shown only when available.

Availability reports

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 11, 2026, 4:57 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-10

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Questionable
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 10, 2026, 2:05 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-10

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Questionable
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 10, 2026, 3:14 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-09-08

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Sep 8, 2026, 4:42 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-10

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 10, 2026, 2:55 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-09-26

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Sep 25, 2026, 9:05 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-10

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 10, 2026, 2:00 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-11

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Questionable
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 10, 2026, 10:38 pm EDT
Buffalo Bills ·

Te'Cory Couch

2026
Report date: 2026-10-04

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Questionable
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 4, 2026, 2:51 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-09-08

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Sep 8, 2026, 4:42 pm EDT
Buffalo Bills · RDE

Zane Durant

2026
Report date: 2026-09-08

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Sep 8, 2026, 4:42 pm EDT

Practice reports, game designations, game-day status and reserve status describe different things. Missing fields do not mean cleared or active. Browse recorded reports

Transactions

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Practice-squad signing

Phidarian Mathis

Phidarian Mathis: Moved to the practice squad (Buffalo Bills)

From
Not supplied
Effective time
Not supplied
Detected on roster
Sep 30, 2026, 4:15 pm EDT

Live data · Updated Oct 11, 2026, 4:57 pm EDT

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Reserve-list activation

Phidarian Mathis

Phidarian Mathis: Reinstated from suspension (Buffalo Bills)

From
Not supplied
Effective time
Not supplied
Detected on roster
Sep 28, 2026, 5:51 pm EDT

Live data · Updated Oct 11, 2026, 4:57 pm EDT

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Absolute clinic. 😤

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