The Bills are opening training camp at St. John Fisher University today, and the roster picture is already starting to come into focus. With new head coach Joe Brady stepping in, Buffalo is heading into camp with a mix of established veterans and rookies trying to force their way onto the 53-man roster.
At quarterback, the prediction keeps Josh Allen and Kyle Allen, with Shane Buechele listed as the notable cut. Buechele has still been around the building as the emergency quarterback on game days, warming up on the sideline while Josh Allen runs the offense.
That role, the article notes, is familiar to him after serving as a reserve quarterback behind Patrick Mahomes with the Kansas City Chiefs. He may not land the official third-string job, but his work has earned respect.
The backfield projection includes James Cook, Ray Davis, Ty Johnson and Ben VanSumeren, while Frank Gore Jr. is the noteworthy cut. At receiver, the six projected names are D.J. Moore, Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Joshua Palmer, Mecole Hardman Jr, and Skyler Bell, with Tyrell Shavers on PUP.
Tight end is straightforward in this forecast: Dalton Kincaid, Dawson Knox and Jackson Hawes all make it. The offensive line group is projected to include Dion Dawkins, Spencer Brown, Jude Bowry, Alec Anderson, O'Cyrus Torrence, Ar'Maj Reed-Adams, Austin Corbett, Connor McGovern and Sedrick Van Pran-Granger. Lloyd Cushenberry and Chase Lundt are the notable cuts there, and Cushenberry’s absence stands out given the team’s view of him as a durable, versatile veteran who could have been a Super Bowl-caliber presence up front, especially for Van Pran-Granger, who is also described as being on the bubble.
On defense, the projected line has Ed Oliver, T.J. Sanders, Zane Durant, Landon Jackson, Deone Walker and DeWayne Carter.
The EDGE group includes Greg Rousseau, Bradley Chubb, T.J. Parker, Michael Hoecht and Mike Danna, with Javon Soloman as the notable cut.
Solomon is still viewed as a player with real upside because of his speed and burst off the edge, but the article says his lack of size and power makes him a tough fit for the kind of edge-rushing profile Brandon Beane usually wants. It also says he fits better in Jim Leonhard's 3-4 aggressive scheme, though his trouble against the run could still leave him on the outside looking in.
Inside linebacker is projected to feature Terrel Bernard, Dorian Williams, Kaleb Elarms-Orr and Joe Andrreesen. At cornerback, Christian Benford, Maxwell Hairston, Davison Igbinosun, Dee Alford and Toriano Pride Jr. make the cut.
Safety is a deeper group with Cole Bishop, CJ Gardner-Johnson, Geno Stone, Jordan Hancock, Jalon Kilgore and Damar Hamlin all projected to stick. Special teams rounds out the roster with Tyler Bass, Tommy Doman Jr. and Reid Ferguson.
The notable cuts list also includes Keonta Jenkins at inside linebacker, Sam Franklin, Jr. at safety and Mitch Wishnowsky at specialist. With the Bills carrying a full 90-man roster into camp, Brady and his staff will get their first real look at what they have to work with this season.
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