Buffalo Bills Depth Chart
- AFC East
- Stadium
- New Era Field
- Head Coach
- Sean McDermott
- Offensive Coordinator
- Brian Daboll
- Defensive Coordinator
- Leslie Frazier
- Special Teams Coach
- Heath Farwell
- Defensive Scheme
- 4-3
The Buffalo Bills re-signed wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie to an undisclosed deal on Tuesday. McKenzie caught a career-high 27 passes for 257 yards and one touchdown in 15 games (eight starts) for the Bills last season in his third year in the NFL after being a fifth-round pick of the Broncos in 2017. The soon-to-be 25-year-old is merely receiver depth in Buffalo behind Stefon Diggs, John Brown and Cole Beasley. He'll be competing with the likes of Duke Williams and Robert Foster for playing time as the No. 4 or 5 wideout on the team, which means he won't have much fantasy appeal, even in the deepest of leagues.
The Buffalo Bills are interested in free-agent running back Melvin Gordon III, according to a source. However, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported on Thursday that Gordon won't get anything close to what the Chargers offered him before the 2019 season. He was receiving offers in the $10 million range last August. It's unclear how Gordon would be used alongside Devin Singletary, who rushed for 775 yards and 5.1 yards per carry as a rookie last year. Gordon played in just 12 games for the Bolts in 2019 after holding out, and he averaged just 3.8 yards per rush while finishing with 612 yards rushing on 162 carries with eight touchdowns. He'd likely be a change-of-pace option alongside Singletary, limiting both of their fantasy ceilings.
The Buffalo Bills are signing running back Taiwan Jones to an undisclosed one-year deal on Wednesday, according to a source. Jones spent 2017 and 2018 with Buffalo before seeing only nine rushing attempts over 11 games in 2019 with the Texans. The Bills could use a little more running back depth with veteran Frank Gore expected to go elsewhere in free agency. The 31-year-old fourth-round pick of the Raiders in 2011 will be behind Devin Singletary and T.J. Yeldon with the Bills, though, so he'll have very little fantasy appeal, even in the deepest of leagues.
The Buffalo Bills agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with former Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Vernon Butler on Tuesday, according to a source. The deal can be worth up to as much as $18 million, and he'll take home $9.3 million in guarantees. The Bills also signed defensive end Quinton Jefferson to a two-year deal on Tuesday. An already strong defense will have some more help up the middle in Butler, Carolina's former first-round pick in 2016. The 25-year-old had a career-high 32 tackles (22 solo), seven tackles for loss, eight QB hits, six sacks and three forced fumbles in 14 games (nine starts) in 2019.
The Buffalo Bills agreed to a two-year, $20.5 million contract extension with safety Jordan Poyer on Tuesday, according to a source. Poyer, a seventh-round pick of the Eagles in 2013, has really come into his own the last two years with the Bills. He has exactly 100 combined tackles each of the last two seasons, including 71 solo takedowns, four tackles for loss, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in all 16 games in 2019. Poyer has 11 interceptions over the last three seasons and is a big part of Buffalo's strong secondary. The Bills Defense/special teams should be a top-five fantasy unit in drafts this fall.