The Bills keep churning the edges of their receiver room, and Quentin Skinner is the latest name dropped into the mix. Buffalo claimed the 6-foot-5 wideout off waivers on July 14, giving him a fresh shot after a short and bumpy run with the Jets.
Skinner arrives with a profile that jumps off the page. He’s listed at 6’5” and 195 pounds, is 24 years old, and won’t turn 25 until 12/24/2026.
If he sticks on the 53-man roster, his cap hit would be $885,000. If Buffalo moves on, there’s no dead cap charge.
His college résumé at Kansas was built on chunk plays. Over three seasons with the Jayhawks, Skinner caught 80 passes for 1,584 yards and 11 touchdowns in 38 games where he actually appeared on offense, averaging 19.8 yards per catch. He didn’t get invited to the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, but he did work out at Kansas’ Pro Day and posted a 4.51 in the forty, a 6.94 in the three-cone, a 4.34 in the twenty-yard shuttle, plus a 33-inch vertical and a 10-foot-2 broad jump.
That didn’t get him drafted in 2025, but it did land him with the Jets after the draft. Skinner played in all three preseason games for New York, catching eight passes for 114 yards and a touchdown on ten targets.
Even with that showing, he didn’t survive final cuts on August 26 and was added to the practice squad the next day. He later made his NFL debut in the regular-season finale against Buffalo, catching one pass for ten yards and converting a two-point try in a 35-8 loss.
That also made him the last player to score in Buffalo’s old home.
The Jets waived Skinner with an injury designation on June 8 to clear space for Jalen Walthall, and Buffalo stepped in soon after. Right now, Skinner is one of 14 receivers on the roster, alongside Khalil Shakir, Tyrell Shavers, DJ Moore, Keon Coleman, Joshua Palmer, Skyler Bell, Ja’Mori Maclin, Mecole Hardman Jr., Trent Sherfield, Jalen Virgil, Stephen Gosnell, Max Tomczak, and Mac Dalena.
For Buffalo, the appeal is obvious enough: size and speed. Skinner is the tallest receiver on the roster, and he’s the kind of player who can stretch the field if everything clicks.
The question is whether he has enough juice to push for a real role. He didn’t crack the Jets’ lineup last season, though that New York receiver group was deeper than it may have looked from the outside, and Skinner’s skill set fit alongside a lot of similar bodies.
A new system and a new quarterback room could help. Skinner should spend most of his time with the third team, but any work with Kyle Allen or Josh Allen would give him a better chance to show something than he had in New Jersey. His clearest path is as a deep threat who can also handle gunner duties on special teams.
The ceiling is a surprise sixth receiver spot after the preseason. The floor is a quick exit if he’s hurt or simply doesn’t perform.
The likeliest outcome sits somewhere in the middle: Skinner has a chance to make enough of an impression to stick around on the practice squad while he keeps learning the offense. For now, that looks like the real battle ahead.
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