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Buffalo Bills Roster & Depth Chart 2026

Buffalo Bills are 4-1 in the AFC East.

4-11st in AFC EastBye 5Pro-spread 11Odd 3-4 attacking

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Team summary

Scheme

Joe Brady-called offense (Payton-tree, OC Carmichael game-plans); attacking 3-4 base front under first-time NFL play-caller Leonhard, replacing the 4-3.

OC / DC Joe Brady / Jim Leonhard

Record

3-1 · 127/107 · L1

as of 2026-10-07

4 games played; Week 5 starts Oct 8 and no team has had a bye yet

2027 cap

−$35.7M space · −$45.5M effective

OverTheCap · as of Oct 7, 2026

Needs

Board fit

2026 playbook

Scheme desk

Joe Brady / Jim Leonhard

Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.

Offense

Pro-spread 11

Offensive scheme type
Pro-spread 11
Personnel
11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
Primary run scheme
Inside zone / man
Primary offensive line scheme
Zone / man mix

Offensive aggression

Aggressive · 72

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Brady/Carmichael pro-spread: Payton boot DNA with Bills tempo. Inside zone and man gap both live.

Defense

Odd 3-4 attacking

Defensive scheme type
Odd 3-4 attacking
Base front
Odd nickel 3-4
Front
3-4
Defensive line technique
Man (one-gap)
Primary coverage
Cover 3 / Cover 6
Primary press technique
Press-bail

Defensive aggression

Attacking · 64

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Leonhard flipped the McDermott 4-2 into a Denver-style 3-4. Week 1 was Cover 3/6/4 heavy, not Cover 1.

74 players · 62 on the active roster · 12 on the injury roster · ESPN · injuries. Notes sit under both lists.

Roster

Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.

Offense21

53Lloyd Cushenberry IIIC6' 4"315287 yrsCarville, LA—Active
63Austin CorbettC6' 4"306309 yrsSparks, NV—Active
66Connor McGovernC6' 6"318288 yrsLarksville, PA—Active
60Ar'maj Reed-AdamsG6' 5"31424RDallas, TX—Active
64O'Cyrus TorrenceG6' 5"330264 yrsGreensburg, LA—Active
68Tylan GrableOT6' 5"313273 yrsGordon, GA—Active
70Alec AndersonOT6' 5"305274 yrsFontana, CA—Active
73Dion DawkinsOT6' 5"3203210 yrsRahway, NJ—Active
74Jude BowryOT6' 5"31423RGermantown, MD—Active
11Kyle AllenHOUQB6' 3"210308 yrsScottsdale, AZ—Active
17Josh AllenQB6' 5"237309 yrsFirebaugh, CA—Active
4James Cook IIIRB5' 11"190275 yrsMiami, FL—Active
7Ray DavisRB5' 8"211263 yrsSan Francisco, CA—Active
83Keleki LatuWASTE6' 6"249241 yrSacramento, CA—Active
85Jackson HawesTE6' 4"253252 yrsSalt Lake City, UT—Active
86Dalton KincaidTE6' 3"246264 yrsLas Vegas, NV—Active
88Dawson KnoxTE6' 4"254298 yrsBrentwood, TN—Active
0Keon ColemanWR6' 3"213233 yrsOpelousas, LA—Active
10Khalil ShakirWR6' 0"190265 yrsMurrieta, CA—Active
13Skyler BellWR5' 11"19224RBronx, NY—Active
19Greg DortchWR5' 7"183286 yrsRichmond, VA—Active

Defense23

1Maxwell HairstonCB5' 11"192232 yrsWest Bloomfield, MI—Active
21Davison IgbinosunCB6' 2"19322RUnion, NJ—Active
41Kani WalkerCB6' 2"20423RAtlanta, GA—Active
47Christian BenfordCB6' 1"205265 yrsRandallstown, MD—Active
51Mike DannaDE6' 2"261286 yrsDetroit, MI—Active
55Michael HoechtDE6' 4"264296 yrsOakwood, OH—Active
94Landon JacksonDE6' 6"264232 yrsTexarkana, TX—Active
90DeWayne CarterDT6' 2"302253 yrsPickerington, OH—Active
96Deone WalkerDT6' 7"331222 yrsDetroit, MI—Active
97Greg GainesWASDT6' 1"312307 yrsLa Habra, CA—Active
8Terrel BernardLB6' 1"224275 yrsLa Porte, TX—Active
9Bradley ChubbLB6' 4"268309 yrsMarietta, GA—Active
15Greg RousseauMIALB6' 6"266266 yrsCoconut Creek, FL—Active
42Dorian WilliamsLB6' 1"228254 yrsIndian Land, SC—Active
44Joe AndreessenBUFLB6' 1"240263 yrsDepew, NY—Active
52Kaleb Elarms-OrrLB6' 2"23423RHayward, CA—Active
56Javon SolomonTROLB6' 1"246253 yrsTallahassee, FL—Active
99TJ ParkerLB6' 3"26322RPhenix City, AL—Active
3Damar HamlinPITS6' 0"200286 yrsMckees Rocks, PA—Active
22C.J. Gardner-JohnsonS5' 11"208288 yrsCocoa, FL—Active
24Cole BishopS6' 2"206232 yrsPeachtree City, GA—Active
28Sam Franklin Jr.S6' 3"210307 yrsCrystal River, FL—Active
29Jalon KilgoreS6' 1"21021REatonton, GA—Active

Special Teams3

69Reid FergusonLS6' 2"2353210 yrsBuford, GA—Active
39Tommy Doman Jr.P6' 4"21424RRochester Hills, MI—Active
16Tyler BassPK5' 10"183297 yrsIrmo, SC—Active

Practice Squad15

30Anthony KendallCB5' 10"188263 yrsPort Richey, FL—Practice Squad
—A.J. WoodsPITCB5' 11"195251 yrGermantown, MD—Practice Squad
72Phidarian MathisDT6' 4"312285 yrsWisner, LA—Practice Squad
93Austin JohnsonDT6' 4"3143210 yrsGalloway, NJ—Practice Squad
—Brock LampeFB6' 1"249231 yrKenosha, WI—Practice Squad
45Shaq ThompsonWASLB6' 0"2303211 yrsSacramento, CA—Practice Squad
49Keonta JenkinsLB6' 2"225241 yrJacksonville, FL—Practice Squad
67Travis ClaytonOT6' 7"303252 yrsBasingstoke, England—Practice Squad
77Chase LundtOT6' 7"304262 yrsArlington, TX—Practice Squad
6Shane BuecheleQB6' 0"210284 yrsArlington, TX—Practice Squad
20Frank Gore Jr.RB5' 8"201241 yrMiami, FL—Practice Squad
25Geno StoneS5' 11"210277 yrsNew Castle, PA—Practice Squad
81Trent SherfieldWR6' 0"203309 yrsDanville, IL—Practice Squad
84Ja'Mori MaclinWR5' 10"18325RKirkwood, MO—Practice Squad
89Stephen GosnellWR6' 1"198241 yrPilot Mountain, NC—Practice Squad

Injury roster

Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.

Offense4

79Spencer BrownOT6' 8"311286 yrsLenox, IA—Questionable
26Ty JohnsonRB5' 10"210298 yrsCumberland, MD—Questionable
2DJ MooreWR6' 0"213299 yrsPhiladelphia, PA—Questionable
5Joshua PalmerTENWR6' 1"210276 yrsBrampton, ON—Questionable

Defense4

23Dee AlfordCB5' 11"180285 yrsGriffin, GA—Questionable
33Te'Cory CouchMIACB5' 10"185271 yrFort Lauderdale, FL—Questionable
91Ed OliverHOUDT6' 1"287288 yrsHouston, TX—Questionable
98T.J. SandersDT6' 4"297232 yrsMarion, SC—Questionable

Injured / Out4

37Jordan HancockCB6' 0"195232 yrsSuwanee, GA—Injured Reserve
43Dorian StrongCB6' 1"185242 yrsUpper Marlboro, MD—Out
92Zane DurantDT6' 1"29022RLake Nona, FL—Injured Reserve
14Tyrell ShaversWR6' 4"211272 yrsLewisville, TX—Out

Injury notes12

  • Spencer Brown · OT #79

    • Questionable · Back

  • Ty Johnson · RB #26

    • Questionable · Hamstring

  • DJ Moore · WR #2

    • Questionable · Shoulder - AC Joint · Sprain

  • Joshua Palmer · WR #5

    • Questionable · Shoulder

  • Dee Alford · CB #23

    • Questionable · Ankle

  • Te'Cory Couch · CB #33

    • Questionable · Hamstring

  • Ed Oliver · DT #91

    • Questionable · Knee

  • T.J. Sanders · DT #98

    • Questionable · Shoulder

  • Jordan Hancock · CB #37

    • Injured Reserve

  • Dorian Strong · CB #43

    • Out

  • Zane Durant · DT #92

    • Injured Reserve

  • Tyrell Shavers · WR #14

    • Out

Roster log

Live from ESPN · injuries. Adds, drops, injury flips, and transaction headlines, each with a timestamp. The desk keeps watching while this page is open.

  1. Injury

    Ed Oliver

    Questionable · Knee

  2. Injury

    Ty Johnson

    Questionable · Hamstring

  3. Injury

    Joshua Palmer

    Questionable · Shoulder

  4. Injury

    DJ Moore

    Questionable · Shoulder - AC Joint

  5. Injury

    T.J. Sanders

    Questionable · Shoulder

  6. Injury

    Dee Alford

    Questionable · Ankle

  7. Injury

    Spencer Brown

    Questionable · Back

  8. Injury

    Te'Cory Couch

    Questionable · Hamstring

  9. Move

    Rams' Alaric Jackson has suspension cut to 1 game following appeal

    Rams' Alaric Jackson has suspension cut to 1 game following appeal

About this page

Buffalo Bills are 4-1 in the AFC East. The offense is Pro-spread 11 and the defense is Odd 3-4 attacking. Play-callers are Joe Brady / Jim Leonhard.

Draft needs: Public boards rank this as the Bills' top 2027 need Public boards have cornerback as the Bills' 2nd need Public boards have safety as the Bills' 3rd need

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