
Buffalo Bills Depth Chart
- AFC East
- Stadium
- Highmark Stadium
- Head Coach
- Sean McDermott
- Offensive Coordinator
- Ken Dorsey
- Defensive Coordinator
- Leslie Frazier
- Special Teams Coach
- Matthew Smiley
- Defensive Scheme
Buffalo Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White (knee) could begin the 2022 regular season on Injured Reserve after tearing his ACL in Week 12 last year. If White opens the year on IR, he would be required to sit out the first four weeks. The 27-year-old is one of the best all-around cornerbacks in the NFL, so Buffalo's secondary will be more vulnerable early in the year if he's forced to the IR for the first four weeks. Currently, the Bills defense/special teams is ranked No. 1 overall at the position, but White's absence could cause them to slide a bit within the top five.
Buffalo Bills tight end Tommy Sweeney will likely stay on the 53-man roster for depth and locker-room reasons, but he could be vulnerable if the Bills need another roster spot for flexibility. Sweeney will be inactive on game days behind Dawson Knox and O.J. Howard, and he's right on the bubble heading into training camp in July. In his first two seasons with the Bills, the 26-year-old has 17 receptions on 25 targets for 158 yards and one touchdown in 19 games (four starts), and he'd need injuries to both Knox and Howard to become fantasy relevant in 2022.
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabriel Davis continued to be a consistent target for quarterback Josh Allen at mandatory minicamp practice on Tuesday, and he is stepping back into a starting role as the No. 2 wideout after spending most of last year backing up veteran Emmanuel Sanders. Davis has caught 35 passes each of the last two years, and he had 201 receiving yards in the AFC Championship loss to the Chiefs. The 23-year-old isn't expected to have a challenger for the role in training camp, and it's been obvious all spring that Allen has faith in Davis. "The dude just works," Allen said of Davis. "He just works hard. He's a great dude. Selfless." Davis will be a great WR3 target with plenty of upside in 2022 fantasy drafts.
Buffalo Bills backup tight end O.J. Howard hasn't looked like the dynamic pass-catcher he was when he was a first-round pick in 2017. The 6-foot-6, 250-pounder has still been consistent in his opportunities this offseason and he could be an excellent blocker for 12 personnel while being a pass-catching threat, but his movement skills are well below what Dawson Knox brings. Howard hasn't been quick in and out of his breaks, which could make it difficult for him to get separation on defenders. The 27-year-old should still be a solid contributor as Knox's backup, but it might help explain why he fell out of favor in Tampa Bay.
Buffalo Bills rookie wide receiver Khalil Shakir failed to reel in either of his two targets at mandatory minicamp practice on Wednesday, but he remains a solid route-runner who still needs some seasoning. It remains to be seen how Buffalo will use Shakir in his rookie season, but with how well Stefon Diggs, Gabriel Davis, Isaiah McKenzie and veteran Jamison Crowder have looked this spring, and the Bills' reluctance to play late-round rookies in their first season, it's currently tough to see a path to consistent playing time for Shakir in 2022, in the opinion of The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia. As a result, the 22-year-old should be avoided in single-year fantasy formats.