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2026 season

Buffalo Bills

3-0 · 1st in AFC East · Head coach Joe Brady · Highmark Stadium

Power rank

#8

+4.4 pts

Off EPA

+0.29

per play

Def EPA

+0.15

allowed

Schemes & tendencies

Identified from 2026 play-by-play and compared against the league average.

Offense

183 plays · 3 games

  • BalancedNeutral early-down pass rate of 48%, right around league average.
  • Under-center, wide-zone styleOnly 42% shotgun — heavy under-center usage that pairs with play-action and the outside zone.
  • Vertical passing24% of throws travel 15+ air yards (league 19%).
  • Attacks the middle29% of targets go between the numbers.
  • Downhill inside runsLeans on gap / inside-zone runs — only 11% go outside the tackles.
  • Aggressive on 4th downGoes for it on 50% of short 4th downs in plus territory.
Neutral pass rate
48% lg 52%
Shotgun rate
42% lg 58%
Deep pass rate
24% lg 19%
Outside run rate
11% lg 24%
No-huddle rate
4% lg 6%
Pass EPA/play
+0.44
Run EPA/play
+0.15

Defense

198 plays · 3 games

  • Pressure-heavy frontSacks on 8% of opponent dropbacks (league 7%).
  • Single-high / aggressive coverageAllows 26% deep attempts — more man and Cover 1/3 looks that invite shots.
  • Light box / vulnerable vs. runGives up 0.28 EPA per run (league 0.12).
Sack rate
8% lg 7%
Deep attempts allowed
26% lg 19%
Explosive plays allowed
12% lg 9%
Opp. neutral pass rate
44% lg 52%
Pass EPA allowed
+0.08
Run EPA allowed
+0.28

Franchise leaders

All-time top three in each category while playing for this team.

Roster

Current depth of the active roster, reserve lists, and practice squad.

Offense (25)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
11Kyle AllenQB306' 3"2108Houston
17Josh AllenQuestionableQB306' 5"2379Wyoming
4James Cook IIIRB275' 11"1905Georgia
7Ray DavisRB265' 8"2113Kentucky
26Ty JohnsonRB295' 10"2108Maryland
0Keon ColemanWR236' 3"2133Florida State
2DJ MooreWR296' 0"2139Maryland
5Joshua PalmerWR276' 1"2106Tennessee
10Khalil ShakirWR266' 0"1905Boise State
13Skyler BellWR245' 11"192RUConn
19Greg DortchWR285' 7"1836Wake Forest
83Keleki LatuTE246' 6"2491Washington
85Jackson HawesTE256' 4"2532Georgia Tech
86Dalton KincaidTE266' 3"2464Utah
88Dawson KnoxTE296' 4"2548Ole Miss
68Tylan GrableOT266' 5"3133UCF
70Alec AndersonOT266' 5"3054UCLA
73Dion DawkinsOT326' 5"32010Temple
74Jude BowryOT236' 5"314RBoston College
79Spencer BrownOT286' 8"3116Northern Iowa
60Ar'maj Reed-AdamsOutG246' 5"314RTexas A&M
64O'Cyrus TorrenceG266' 5"3304Florida
53Lloyd Cushenberry IIIC286' 4"3157LSU
63Austin CorbettC306' 4"3069Nevada
66Connor McGovernC286' 6"3188Penn State

Defense (27)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
51Mike DannaDE286' 2"2616Michigan
55Michael HoechtDE286' 4"2646Brown
94Landon JacksonDE236' 6"2642Arkansas
72Phidarian MathisDT286' 4"3125Alabama
90DeWayne CarterDT256' 2"3023Duke
91Ed OliverDT286' 1"2878Houston
96Deone WalkerDT226' 7"3312Kentucky
97Greg GainesDT306' 1"3127Washington
98T.J. SandersOutDT236' 4"2972South Carolina
8Terrel BernardLB276' 1"2245Baylor
9Bradley ChubbLB306' 4"2689NC State
15Greg RousseauLB266' 6"2666Miami
42Dorian WilliamsLB256' 1"2284Tulane
44Joe AndreessenLB266' 1"2403Buffalo
52Kaleb Elarms-OrrLB236' 2"234RTCU
56Javon SolomonLB256' 1"2463Troy
99TJ ParkerLB226' 3"263RClemson
21Davison IgbinosunCB226' 2"193ROhio State
23Dee AlfordCB285' 11"1805Tusculum
31Maxwell HairstonCB235' 11"1922Kentucky
33Te'Cory CouchCB275' 10"1851Miami
47Christian BenfordQuestionableCB266' 1"2055Villanova
3Damar HamlinS286' 0"2006Pittsburgh
22C.J. Gardner-JohnsonS285' 11"2088Florida
24Cole BishopS236' 2"2062Utah
28Sam Franklin Jr.S306' 3"2107Temple
29Jalon KilgoreS216' 1"210RSouth Carolina

Special teams (3)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
16Tyler BassPK295' 10"1837Georgia Southern
39Tommy Doman Jr.P246' 4"214RFlorida
69Reid FergusonLS326' 2"23510LSU

Injured reserve / out (4)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
14Tyrell ShaversOutWR276' 4"2112San Diego State
92Zane DurantInjured ReserveDT226' 1"290RPenn State
37Jordan HancockInjured ReserveCB236' 0"1952Ohio State
43Dorian StrongOutCB246' 1"1852Virginia Tech

Practice squad (15)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
6Shane BuecheleQB286' 0"2104SMU
20Frank Gore Jr.RB245' 8"2011Southern Miss
—Brock LampeFB236' 1"2491Northern Illinois
81Trent SherfieldWR306' 0"2039Vanderbilt
84Ja'Mori MaclinWR255' 10"183RKentucky
89Stephen GosnellWR246' 1"1981Virginia Tech
—Jedrick Wills Jr.OT276' 4"3076Alabama
67Travis ClaytonOT256' 7"3032—
77Chase LundtOT266' 7"3042UConn
93Austin JohnsonDT326' 4"31410Penn State
45Shaq ThompsonLB326' 0"23011Washington
49Keonta JenkinsLB246' 2"2251Virginia Tech
30Anthony KendallCB265' 10"1883Baldwin Wallace
41Kani WalkerCB236' 2"204RArkansas
25Geno StoneS275' 11"2107Iowa