2024 Buffalo Bills season

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2024 Buffalo Bills season
Owner Terry and Kim Pegula
General manager Brandon Beane
Head coach Sean McDermott
Home field Highmark Stadium

The 2024 season will be the Buffalo Bills' 55th in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, their tenth full season under the ownership of Terry and Kim Pegula, and their eighth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane.

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This will be their first season since 2019 without wide receiver Stefon Diggs, as he was traded to the Houston Texans along with a sixth-round selection in this year's NFL draft and a fifth-round selection in the 2025 NFL draft in exchange for a second-round selection (that originally belonged to the Minnesota Vikings) in the 2025 NFL draft.

Transactions

Arrivals

PositionPlayer2023 team(s)Date signedNotes
WR K. J. Hamler Indianapolis Colts January 22, 2024 [1]
S Kendall Williamson Chicago Bears
P Matt Haack Cleveland Browns March 6, 2024 [2]
QB Mitchell Trubisky Pittsburgh Steelers March 7, 2024 [3]
WR Mack Hollins Atlanta Falcons March 14, 2024 [4]
LB Nicholas Morrow Philadelphia Eagles
WR Curtis Samuel Washington Commanders March 15, 2024 [5]
DE Casey Toohill March 19, 2024 [6]
S Mike Edwards Kansas City Chiefs March 20, 2024 [7]
C Will Clapp Los Angeles Chargers March 22, 2024 [8]
DT Austin Johnson March 28, 2024 [9] [10]
DT DeShawn Williams Carolina Panthers
OT La'el Collins Cincinnati Bengals / Dallas Cowboys April 9, 2024 [11]
WR Quintez Cephus Detroit Lions (2022)April 29, 2024 [12]
WR Chase Claypool Chicago Bears / Miami Dolphins May 3, 2024 [13]
LB Deion Jones Carolina Panthers
DE Dawuane Smoot Jacksonville Jaguars
WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling Kansas City Chiefs May 14, 2024 [14]
S Dee Delaney Tampa Bay Buccaneers May 16, 2024 [15]

Departures

PositionPlayer2024 teamDate signedNotes
DT Andrew Brown Free Agent Contracts expired January 21, 2024
OT Germain Ifedi Cleveland Browns April 18, 2024 [16]
LB A. J. Klein Free Agent
C Greg Mancz Free Agent
CB Josh Norman Free Agent
WR Deonte Harty Baltimore Ravens April 14, 2024 [17] Released March 6, 2024 [18]
RB Nyheim Hines Cleveland Browns March 13, 2024 [19]
C Mitch Morse Jacksonville Jaguars March 13, 2024 [20]
CB Siran Neal Miami Dolphins March 13, 2024 [21]
S Jordan Poyer March 18, 2024 [22]
QB Kyle Allen Pittsburgh Steelers March 25, 2024 [23] Contracts expired March 13, 2024
WR Gabe Davis Jacksonville Jaguars March 13, 2024 [24]
LB Tyrel Dodson Seattle Seahawks March 14, 2024 [25]
DE Leonard Floyd San Francisco 49ers March 18, 2024 [26]
DT Poona Ford Los Angeles Chargers March 16, 2024 [27]
RB Damien Harris Retired [28]
S Micah Hyde Free Agent
CB Dane Jackson Carolina Panthers March 13, 2024 [29]
DT Linval Joseph Free Agent
DE Shaq Lawson Free Agent
LB Tyler Matakevich Free Agent
RB Latavius Murray Free Agent
DT Jordan Phillips New York Giants April 11, 2024 [30]
DT Tim Settle Houston Texans March 15, 2024 [31]
WR Trent Sherfield Minnesota Vikings March 14, 2024 [32]
CB Tre'Davious White Los Angeles Rams March 26, 2024 [33] Released March 13, 2024 [34]

Trades

PositionArrivedFromDate of tradeDeparted
C2024 5th-round pick Chicago Bears March 4, 2024 [35] Ryan Bates
WR2025 2nd-round pick
(via MIN)
Houston Texans April 3, 2024 [36] Stefon Diggs
2024 6th-round pick
2025 5th-round pick

Draft

2024 Buffalo Bills Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 28Traded to Kansas City [upper-alpha 1]
32Traded to Carolina [upper-alpha 2] from Kansas City [upper-alpha 1]
233 Keon Coleman WR Florida State from Carolina [upper-alpha 2]
60 Cole Bishop S Utah
391Traded to Green Bay [upper-alpha 3]
95 DeWayne Carter DT Duke from Kansas City [upper-alpha 1]
4128 Ray Davis RB Kentucky
133Traded to Kansas City [upper-alpha 1] compensatory
5141 Sedrick Van Pran-Granger C Georgia from Carolina [upper-alpha 2]
144Traded to Chicago [upper-alpha 4] from Chicago [upper-alpha 5]
160 Edefuan Ulofoshio LB Washington from Green Bay [upper-alpha 3]
163Traded to Green Bay [upper-alpha 6]
168 Javon Solomon DE Troy from Green Bay [upper-alpha 6]
6189Traded to Houston [upper-alpha 7] from LA Rams [upper-alpha 8]
200Traded to Carolina [upper-alpha 2] from Houston [upper-alpha 9]
204 Tylan Grable OT UCF
219 Daequan Hardy CB Penn State from Green Bay [upper-alpha 6]
7221 Travis Clayton OG IPPP from Kansas City [upper-alpha 1]
248Traded to Kansas City [upper-alpha 1]

Draft trades

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Bills traded first- (28th overall), fourth- (133rd overall) and seventh- (248th overall) round selections to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for first- (32nd overall), third- (95th overall) and seventh- (221st overall) round selections. [37]
  2. 1 2 3 4 The Bills traded first- (32nd overall) and sixth- (200th overall) round selections to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for second- (33rd overall) and fifth- (141st overall) round selections. [38]
  3. 1 2 The Bills traded a third-round selection (91st overall) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for CB Rasul Douglas and a fifth-round selection (160th overall). [39]
  4. The Bills traded a fifth-round selection (144th overall) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round selection. [40]
  5. The Bills traded C Ryan Bates to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a fifth-round selection (144th overall). [35]
  6. 1 2 3 The Bills traded a fifth-round selection (163rd overall) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for fifth- (168th overall) and sixth- (219th overall) round selections. [40]
  7. The Bills traded WR Stefon Diggs, 2024 sixth- (189th overall) and 2025 fifth-round selections to the Houston Texans in exchange for a 2025 second-round selection (via MIN). [36]
  8. The Bills traded a 2023 sixth-round selection to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for 2023 seventh- and 2024 sixth-round selections (189th overall). [41]
  9. The Bills traded a 2023 sixth-round selection to the Houston Texans in exchange for 2023 seventh- and 2024 sixth-round selections (200th overall). [41]

Notes

2024 Buffalo Bills undrafted free agents
NamePositionCollegeRef.
Keaton Bills G Utah [43]
Rondell Bothroyd DT Oklahoma
Gunner Britton G Auburn
Jack Browning P San Diego State
Te'Cory Couch CB Miami (FL)
Branson DeenDTMiami (FL)
Mike Edwards OT Campbell
Frank Gore Jr. RB Southern Miss
Xavier Johnson WR Ohio State
Lawrence KeysWR Tulane
Keni-H LovelyCB Western Michigan
David Ugwoegbu DE Houston
Joe Andreessen LB Buffalo [44]

Staff

Front office
  • Owner/CEO/president – Terry Pegula
  • Owner – Kim Pegula
  • General manager – Brandon Beane
  • Assistant general manager – Brian Gaine
  • Director of player personnel – Terrance Gray
  • Senior advisor to the GM/football operations – Jim Overdorf
  • Senior executive – Lake Dawson
  • Senior personnel advisor – Malik Boyd
  • Co-director of pro scouting/team advances – Chris Marrow
  • Co-director of pro scouting/free agency – Curtis Rukavina
  • Vice president of football administration – Kevin Meganck
  • Director of football operations – Brendan Rowe
  • Senior personnel executive – Matt Bazirgan
Head coach
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Matthew Smiley
  • Assistant special teams – Cory Harkey
  • Director of team administration – Matt Worswick
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Eric Ciano
  • Assistant strength and conditioning/performance development – Will Greenberg
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Hal Luther
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Nick Lacy
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Jason Oszvart

Coaching staff
Management
More NFL staffs

Current roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 16, 2024

82 active, 9 unsigned

AFC rostersNFC rosters

Preseason

WeekDateTime (EDT)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap
1August 101:00 p.m. Chicago Bears Highmark Stadium WIVB
2August 177:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium WIVB
3August 241:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers Highmark StadiumWIVB

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateTime (ET)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap
1September 81:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals Highmark Stadium CBS
2September 128:15 p.m.at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium Prime Video
3September 237:30 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars Highmark Stadium ESPN
4September 298:20 p.m.at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Staidum NBC
5October 61:00 p.m.at Houston Texans NRG Stadium CBS
6October 148:15 p.m.at New York Jets MetLife Stadium ESPN
7October 201:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans Highmark StadiumCBS
8October 274:05 p.m.at Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field Fox
9November 31:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins Highmark StadiumCBS
10November 101:00 p.m.at Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
11November 174:25 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs Highmark StadiumCBS
12 Bye
13December 18:20 p.m. San Francisco 49ers Highmark StadiumNBC
14December 84:25 p.m.at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium Fox
15December 154:25 p.m.at Detroit Lions Ford Field CBS
16December 221:00 p.m. New England Patriots Highmark StadiumCBS
17December 291:00 p.m. New York Jets Highmark StadiumCBS
18January 4/5TBDat New England Patriots Gillette Stadium TBD

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