The Bills head into 2026 with a different kind of buzz around their offense. Joe Brady now has more freedom to shape the unit, and Buffalo has already made moves that could push the group into a much bigger gear. The most obvious of those additions is veteran WR1 DJ Moore, a player who brings the kind of boundary and deep threat presence the offense was missing after the departures of Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis.
That change in the passing game could ripple through everything else. Moore’s presence should stretch coverage and create more room for the rest of Buffalo’s targets, including tight end Dalton Kincaid, receivers Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman and Curtis Samuel, and the team’s trio of receiving running backs. Brady’s preference for outside vertical routes that open up crossing routes gives this offense a chance to generate more explosive plays while also spreading the ball around.
It also sets the stage for Josh Allen to chase another monster year. Allen won the MVP last season even without the new pieces now around him and while dealing with injuries to key pass-catchers. If he keeps protecting the ball and smooths out the late-game play-calling issues with Brady that cost Buffalo a couple of potential wins in 2024, a second straight MVP-caliber season is well within reach.
Moore, meanwhile, has a real shot to keep doing what he has done before: pile up yards. He has topped 1,000 yards four times in his career, including in 2023 with Chicago and multiple times in Carolina from 2019 through 2021.
Two of those seasons came in Brady’s offense. Moore and Allen have already started building rhythm during the offseason program and preseason action, and that connection could help fuel another 1,000-yard year.
James Cook is another player positioned to take a step. He has improved every year since Buffalo drafted him out of Georgia, and he said he is a "little faster on grass" in reference to the new Highmark Stadium field.
With his role potentially growing in the passing game and Buffalo’s home games played on that surface, Cook could be headed for his best season yet. The schedule also gives him more grass to work with in four of the Bills’ nine 2026 road games: at Allegiant Stadium against the Raiders in Week 6, at Lambeau Field against the Packers in Week 14, at Empower Field at Mile High against the Broncos in a Division Round playoff rematch in Week 16, and at Hard Rock Stadium against the Dolphins in Week 17.
Keon Coleman is another name worth watching closely. He has flashed in limited action over his first two seasons, but missed time and restrictions tied to off-field tardiness and maturity growing pains have kept his production in check.
Even so, he has shown real playmaking ability, including a strong opener against the Ravens last season. Coleman spent the offseason working with Stevie Johnson and Chad Ochocinco, along with Dallas Cowboys WR1 and relative Ceedee Lamb, and Brady wants to expand his role.
By the end of the season, Coleman could finish second on the team in the passing game.
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