The Bills have spent years building their offensive line the same way they build a lot of the room: without leaning on splashy draft capital, and with an eye toward versatility. Tylan Grable fits right into that mold. He’s a sixth-round pick, a cross-trained tackle/guard, and now he’s suddenly in the mix for a much bigger job than the one he was originally brought in to fill.
Grable, listed at 6’5” and 313 pounds, is entering his third season on a four-year rookie deal worth $4,189,912 overall. If he makes the 53-man roster in 2026, his cap hit lands at $1,117,478.
If Buffalo moves on, the dead-cap charge is $84,956. He’ll also be 27 on 10/4/2026.
His 2025 season never really got off the ground. A concussion in the preseason pushed him to Injured Reserve at the end of August, and lingering symptoms kept him out for most of the year.
Buffalo finally activated him on November 29, and he didn’t get into a game until Week 18, when he started at left tackle and played nearly every snap in the Bills’ 35-8 win. He was inactive for both playoff games.
That delay matters because Grable is now one of the names to watch in the left guard battle. The most common guesses around the spot are Alec Anderson and Austin Corbett, especially after veteran David Edwards left for the New Orleans Saints this offseason. But Grable is very much part of the conversation, and Buffalo’s interest in him has been obvious.
He’s one of only two players currently listed at both tackle and guard, along with rookie Jude Bowry. The tackle group also includes Spencer Brown, Dion Dawkins, Chase Lundt, and Travis Clayton, while the guard and center/guard mix features O’Cyrus Torrence, Connor McGovern, Anderson, Corbett, Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, Bruno Fina, Ar’Maj Reed-Adams, Nick Broeker, and De’Matrius Weatherspoon. Clayton has also worked on the defensive line this offseason.
Grable is healthy now and took part in offseason work, which gives him a real shot to make noise this summer. Buffalo’s habit of cross-training linemen is about depth, sure, but it’s also about getting the best five on the field.
If the coaching staff decides Grable belongs in that group, he could be the starting left guard. If not, he’s still in line to fight for a reserve role.
The Bills already showed what they think of him as a rookie, making him active on game days over Ryan Van Demark, who has since started games for Buffalo over the last two seasons. That doesn’t guarantee anything now, but it does tell you Grable isn’t just camp depth. He’s someone the team believes can help on Sundays.
Bowry and Grable are the wild cards in the left guard race. Neither is the favorite, but neither is just a body, either.
Grable may not be the safest pick to win the job, but he’s good enough to get first-team reps at some point this summer, and he looks like a strong bet to be on the roster in September. What he does from there is still up in the air.
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