The Bills are shuffling their secondary before Sunday’s meeting with the Ravens, and the timing says plenty about the challenge in front of them.
Buffalo announced Saturday that it signed defensive back Te’Cory Couch to the active roster and elevated safety Geno Stone and cornerback A.J. Woods for the Week 8 game at Highmark Stadium.
The moves come with Baltimore bringing Lamar Jackson back from injury and Buffalo missing safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, who is suspended for the game.
Couch has already seen the field twice this season for the Bills, both times after being elevated from the practice squad. Signing him to the active roster was the step needed to make him eligible to play Sunday. He has spent time on Buffalo’s practice squad in each of the past three seasons after originally joining the team as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Miami in 2024.
Stone’s promotion is his first of the season. Buffalo brought him in during the offseason, but he did not crack the initial 53-man roster and instead landed on the practice squad after final cuts.
The 26-year-old brings a long NFL résumé with 85 regular-season games under his belt since entering the league in 2020, and he has played for both the Ravens and Bengals. That background gives him familiarity with Baltimore’s setup and some of the players he may see across from him Sunday.
His elevation carries extra weight with Gardner-Johnson out. Buffalo is clearly leaning on Stone’s experience as it tries to sort out Jackson and the Ravens’ playmakers.
Woods is the third piece of the puzzle. The Bills signed the cornerback back to the practice squad earlier this week, marking his second stint with the team this season. He had previously been with Buffalo before being released, and now he’s back in the mix.
The Bills enter the game at 5-1, while Baltimore comes in at 4-3. With Jackson back in the lineup, Buffalo is adding every bit of depth it can find in the defensive backfield for a matchup that starts at 1 p.m. Sunday on CBS, with Ian Eagle and Ross Tucker on the call.
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