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Thought it'd be interesting to see how the roster broke down going by draft slot or undrafted signings. This list accounts for practice squad players and players on injured reserve, exempt list, etc. 

 

List is organized like so:

Name (Draft Year/Overall Selection #) - Team that originally drafted/acquired player.

 

2019 Buffalo Bills Roster

1st Round 
Josh Allen (7/2018) - Bills
Ed Oliver (9/2019) - Bills
Star Lotulelei (14/2013) - Panthers
Kevin Johnson (16/2015) - Texans
Tremaine Edmunds (16/2018) - Bills
Shaq Lawson (19/2016) - Bills
Tre'Davious White (27/2017) - Bills
Jerry Hughes (31/2010) - Colts

 

2nd Round
TJ Yeldon (36/2015) - Jaguars
Zay Jones (37/2017) - Bills
Cody Ford (38/2019) - Bills
Trent Murphy (47/2014) - Redskins
Mitch Morse (49/2015) - Chiefs
Jordan Phillips (52/2015) - Dolphins
Dion Dawkins (63/2017) - Bills

 

3rd Round
Frank Gore (65/2005) - 49ers
Devin Singletary (74/2019) - Bills
Spencer Long (78/2014) - Redskins
Tyler Kroft (85/2015) - Bengals
Davis Webb (87/2017) - Giants
Andre Roberts (88/2010) - Cardinals
John Brown (91/2014) - Cardinals
Harrison Phillips (96/2018) - Bills
Dawson Knox (96/2019) - Bills

 

4th Round
Matt Barkley (98/2013) - Eagles
Maurice Alexander (110/2014) - Rams
Taron Johnson (121/2018) - Bills
Jon Feliciano (128/2015) - Raiders

 

5th Round
Vosean Joseph (147/2019) - Bills
Siran Neal (154/2018) - Bills
Lee Smith (159/2011) - Patriots
Micah Hyde (159/2013) - Packers
Matt Milano (163/2017) - Bills
Isaiah McKenzie (172/2017) - Broncos

 

6th Round
Jaquan Johnson (181/2019) - Bills
Conor McDermott (211/2017) - Patriots

 

7th Round
Jordan Poyer (218/2013) - Eagles
Darryl Johnson (225/2019) - Bills
Tommy Sweeney (228/2019) - Bills

 

Undrafted
Stephen Hauschka (2008) - Ravens
Corey Bojorquez (2018) - Patriots
Cole Beasley (2012) - Cowboys
Robert Foster (2018) - Bills
Tyron Johnson (2019) - Texans
Dean Marlowe (2015) - Panthers
Senorise Perry (2014) - Bears
Levi Wallace (2018) - Bills
Patrick DiMarco (2012) - Chiefs
Christian Wade (2019) - Bills
Cam Lewis (2019) - Bills
Julian Stanford (2012) - Jaguars
Corey Thompson (2018) - Bills
Tyrel Dodson (2019) - Bills
Eddie Yarbrough (2016) - Broncos
Nate Hall (2019) - Cowboys
Mike Love (2018) - Bills
Lorenzo Alexander (2007) - Redskins
Erik Magnuson (2017) - 49ers
Ike Boettger (2018) - Bills
Quinton Spain (2015) - Titans
Reid Ferguson (2017) - Bills

Ryan Bates (2019) - Eagles
LaAdrian Waddle (2013) - Lions
Ty Nsekhe (2012) - Rams
Jason Croom (2018) - Bills
Duke Williams (2016) - Rams
Nate Becker (2019) - Lions
Kyle Peko (2016) - Broncos

 

Overall Players: 69

Drafted Players: 39

Players Drafted by Bills: 18

Undrafted Players: 30

UDFA Players Originally Signed by Bills: 10

Players not drafted/originally acquired by Bills: 31

 

It's almost a perfect 50/50 split between homegrown players and players acquired via free agency, trades, waiver claims, etc. 

 

Even more interesting, all but three players (Hughes, Alexander, Lawson) have been acquired by Beane/McDermott. They have certainly made good on their commitment to building through the draft and rounding out the roster with free agents (without breaking the bank to bring guys in). And Beane should be in line to deal out extensions to their drafted players Off the top of my head I can see White, Dawkins, and Milano in line for extensions as early as next season. And in White's case I think something significant would have to happen for them not to exercise his 5th year option.

 

It's been great to sit back and watch these guys work. They've stayed fully committed to the plans they laid out when they got here in 2017 and refuse to get roped into situations that could be detrimental to them. Beane wheels and deals but all of his moves have been well thought out so they don't wind up in a Bill O'Brien situation with their next two drafts shot to hell and virtually zero leverage when it comes time for them to try and sign Tunsil long-term. 

 

Not to mention how Beane has been able to add some late-round draft capital for players that were likely on the way out anyway. And they have tons of cap space so they can head into next year's free agency without too many limitations. Overall it's just nice to see such an organized, forward thinking operation compared to the disarray of previous regimes. 

 

Go Bills. 

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34 minutes ago, blacklabel said:

Thought it'd be interesting to see how the roster broke down going by draft slot or undrafted signings. This list accounts for practice squad players and players on injured reserve, exempt list, etc. 

 

List is organized like so:

Name (Draft Year/Overall Selection #) - Team that originally drafted/acquired player.

 

2019 Buffalo Bills Roster

1st Round 
Josh Allen (7/2018) - Bills
Ed Oliver (9/2019) - Bills
Star Lotulelei (14/2013) - Panthers
Kevin Johnson (16/2015) - Texans
Tremaine Edmunds (16/2018) - Bills
Shaq Lawson (19/2016) - Bills
Tre'Davious White (27/2017) - Bills
Jerry Hughes (31/2010) - Colts

 

2nd Round
TJ Yeldon (36/2015) - Jaguars
Zay Jones (37/2017) - Bills
Cody Ford (38/2019) - Bills
Trent Murphy (47/2014) - Redskins
Mitch Morse (49/2015) - Chiefs
Jordan Phillips (52/2015) - Dolphins
Dion Dawkins (63/2017) - Bills

 

3rd Round
Frank Gore (65/2005) - 49ers
Devin Singletary (74/2019) - Bills
Spencer Long (78/2014) - Redskins
Tyler Kroft (85/2015) - Bengals
Davis Webb (87/2017) - Giants
Andre Roberts (88/2010) - Cardinals
John Brown (91/2014) - Cardinals
Harrison Phillips (96/2018) - Bills
Dawson Knox (96/2019) - Bills

 

4th Round
Matt Barkley (98/2013) - Eagles
Maurice Alexander (110/2014) - Rams
Taron Johnson (121/2018) - Bills
Jon Feliciano (128/2015) - Raiders

 

5th Round
Vosean Joseph (147/2019) - Bills
Siran Neal (154/2018) - Bills
Lee Smith (159/2011) - Patriots
Micah Hyde (159/2013) - Packers
Matt Milano (163/2017) - Bills
Isaiah McKenzie (172/2017) - Broncos

 

6th Round
Jaquan Johnson (181/2019) - Bills
Conor McDermott (211/2017) - Patriots

 

7th Round
Jordan Poyer (218/2013) - Eagles
Darryl Johnson (225/2019) - Bills
Tommy Sweeney (228/2019) - Bills

 

Undrafted
Stephen Hauschka (2008) - Ravens
Corey Bojorquez (2018) - Patriots
Cole Beasley (2012) - Cowboys
Robert Foster (2018) - Bills
Tyron Johnson (2019) - Texans
Dean Marlowe (2015) - Panthers
Senorise Perry (2014) - Bears
Levi Wallace (2018) - Bills
Patrick DiMarco (2012) - Chiefs
Christian Wade (2019) - Bills
Cam Lewis (2019) - Bills
Julian Stanford (2012) - Jaguars
Corey Thompson (2018) - Bills
Tyrel Dodson (2019) - Bills
Eddie Yarbrough (2016) - Broncos
Nate Hall (2019) - Cowboys
Mike Love (2018) - Bills
Lorenzo Alexander (2007) - Redskins
Erik Magnuson (2017) - 49ers
Ike Boettger (2018) - Bills
Quinton Spain (2015) - Titans
Reid Ferguson (2017) - Bills
LaAdrian Waddle (2013) - Lions
Ty Nsekhe (2012) - Rams
Jason Croom (2018) - Bills
Duke Williams (2016) - Rams
Nate Becker (2019) - Lions
Kyle Peko (2016) - Broncos

 

Overall Players: 68

Drafted Players: 39

Players Drafted by Bills: 18

Undrafted Players: 29

UDFA Players Originally Signed by Bills: 10

Players not drafted/originally acquired by Bills: 30

 

It's almost a perfect 50/50 split between homegrown players and players acquired via free agency, trades, waiver claims, etc. 

 

Even more interesting, all but three players (Hughes, Alexander, Lawson) have been acquired by Beane/McDermott. They have certainly made good on their commitment to building through the draft and rounding out the roster with free agents (without breaking the bank to bring guys in). And Beane should be in line to deal out extensions to their drafted players Off the top of my head I can see White, Dawkins, and Milano in line for extensions as early as next season. And in White's case I think something significant would have to happen for them not to exercise his 5th year option.

 

It's been great to sit back and watch these guys work. They've stayed fully committed to the plans they laid out when they got here in 2017 and refuse to get roped into situations that could be detrimental to them. Beane wheels and deals but all of his moves have been well thought out so they don't wind up in a Bill O'Brien situation with their next two drafts shot to hell and virtually zero leverage when it comes time for them to try and sign Tunsil long-term. 

 

Not to mention how Beane has been able to add some late-round draft capital for players that were likely on the way out anyway. And they have tons of cap space so they can head into next year's free agency without too many limitations. Overall it's just nice to see such an organized, forward thinking operation compared to the disarray of previous regimes. 

 

Go Bills. 

WOW! Appreciate the research. Good stuff! 

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40 minutes ago, blacklabel said:

Thought it'd be interesting to see how the roster broke down going by draft slot or undrafted signings. This list accounts for practice squad players and players on injured reserve, exempt list, etc. 

 

List is organized like so:

Name (Draft Year/Overall Selection #) - Team that originally drafted/acquired player.

 

2019 Buffalo Bills Roster

1st Round 
Josh Allen (7/2018) - Bills
Ed Oliver (9/2019) - Bills
Star Lotulelei (14/2013) - Panthers
Kevin Johnson (16/2015) - Texans
Tremaine Edmunds (16/2018) - Bills
Shaq Lawson (19/2016) - Bills
Tre'Davious White (27/2017) - Bills
Jerry Hughes (31/2010) - Colts

 

2nd Round
TJ Yeldon (36/2015) - Jaguars
Zay Jones (37/2017) - Bills
Cody Ford (38/2019) - Bills
Trent Murphy (47/2014) - Redskins
Mitch Morse (49/2015) - Chiefs
Jordan Phillips (52/2015) - Dolphins
Dion Dawkins (63/2017) - Bills

 

3rd Round
Frank Gore (65/2005) - 49ers
Devin Singletary (74/2019) - Bills
Spencer Long (78/2014) - Redskins
Tyler Kroft (85/2015) - Bengals
Davis Webb (87/2017) - Giants
Andre Roberts (88/2010) - Cardinals
John Brown (91/2014) - Cardinals
Harrison Phillips (96/2018) - Bills
Dawson Knox (96/2019) - Bills

 

4th Round
Matt Barkley (98/2013) - Eagles
Maurice Alexander (110/2014) - Rams
Taron Johnson (121/2018) - Bills
Jon Feliciano (128/2015) - Raiders

 

5th Round
Vosean Joseph (147/2019) - Bills
Siran Neal (154/2018) - Bills
Lee Smith (159/2011) - Patriots
Micah Hyde (159/2013) - Packers
Matt Milano (163/2017) - Bills
Isaiah McKenzie (172/2017) - Broncos

 

6th Round
Jaquan Johnson (181/2019) - Bills
Conor McDermott (211/2017) - Patriots

 

7th Round
Jordan Poyer (218/2013) - Eagles
Darryl Johnson (225/2019) - Bills
Tommy Sweeney (228/2019) - Bills

 

Undrafted
Stephen Hauschka (2008) - Ravens
Corey Bojorquez (2018) - Patriots
Cole Beasley (2012) - Cowboys
Robert Foster (2018) - Bills
Tyron Johnson (2019) - Texans
Dean Marlowe (2015) - Panthers
Senorise Perry (2014) - Bears
Levi Wallace (2018) - Bills
Patrick DiMarco (2012) - Chiefs
Christian Wade (2019) - Bills
Cam Lewis (2019) - Bills
Julian Stanford (2012) - Jaguars
Corey Thompson (2018) - Bills
Tyrel Dodson (2019) - Bills
Eddie Yarbrough (2016) - Broncos
Nate Hall (2019) - Cowboys
Mike Love (2018) - Bills
Lorenzo Alexander (2007) - Redskins
Erik Magnuson (2017) - 49ers
Ike Boettger (2018) - Bills
Quinton Spain (2015) - Titans
Reid Ferguson (2017) - Bills
LaAdrian Waddle (2013) - Lions
Ty Nsekhe (2012) - Rams
Jason Croom (2018) - Bills
Duke Williams (2016) - Rams
Nate Becker (2019) - Lions
Kyle Peko (2016) - Broncos

 

Overall Players: 68

Drafted Players: 39

Players Drafted by Bills: 18

Undrafted Players: 29

UDFA Players Originally Signed by Bills: 10

Players not drafted/originally acquired by Bills: 30

 

It's almost a perfect 50/50 split between homegrown players and players acquired via free agency, trades, waiver claims, etc. 

 

Even more interesting, all but three players (Hughes, Alexander, Lawson) have been acquired by Beane/McDermott. They have certainly made good on their commitment to building through the draft and rounding out the roster with free agents (without breaking the bank to bring guys in). And Beane should be in line to deal out extensions to their drafted players Off the top of my head I can see White, Dawkins, and Milano in line for extensions as early as next season. And in White's case I think something significant would have to happen for them not to exercise his 5th year option.

 

It's been great to sit back and watch these guys work. They've stayed fully committed to the plans they laid out when they got here in 2017 and refuse to get roped into situations that could be detrimental to them. Beane wheels and deals but all of his moves have been well thought out so they don't wind up in a Bill O'Brien situation with their next two drafts shot to hell and virtually zero leverage when it comes time for them to try and sign Tunsil long-term. 

 

Not to mention how Beane has been able to add some late-round draft capital for players that were likely on the way out anyway. And they have tons of cap space so they can head into next year's free agency without too many limitations. Overall it's just nice to see such an organized, forward thinking operation compared to the disarray of previous regimes. 

 

Go Bills. 

Thanks for the breakdown. Appreciate it!

Go Bills!

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It's also interesting to note that there is only one player on offense with a 1st round pedigree: the QB. On defense, there is an entire front 4 DL plus the MLB plus a pair of CB's. This maybe provides a little insight on how Beane and McDermott envision a roster construction. Using draft selection as a very rough proxy for talent, I'd say that the offense is in need for more elite talent next season (particularly WR).

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nicely done and much appreciated.   50% of the players on the roster drafted by the Bills bodes well for this team and clearly launches them out of the whaley era.  under whaley the Bills had the fewest home grown players on the roster of any team in the league- hovering around 30% or so.   perennial playoff teams typically have ~ 60% home grown players so the 50% number is very encouraging.  !!!

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1 hour ago, KayAdams said:

It's also interesting to note that there is only one player on offense with a 1st round pedigree: the QB. On defense, there is an entire front 4 DL plus the MLB plus a pair of CB's. This maybe provides a little insight on how Beane and McDermott envision a roster construction. Using draft selection as a very rough proxy for talent, I'd say that the offense is in need for more elite talent next season (particularly WR).

 

Yeah, I think it was said that they wanted to build on defense first and then work on the offense. They brought in Hyde and Poyer and then drafted White in 2017 which revamped the secondary. They found a gem in Milano and already had Alexander. Then last season they brought in Murphy and drafted Phillips for the DL where they had Hughes and Williams. Added more to the secondary with Taron Johnson and Siran Neal and now they return 10 of 11 starters and really look ready to take the next step. 

 

We all know how trendy it is to say they passed on Mahomes in 2017 but, obviously, he wouldn't have had the same success here as he's had in KC, and recently either Beane or McDermott said they just weren't ready to go after their franchise QB in 2017. Beane wasn't even the GM yet and as we see all the time, whenever new regimes come in they rebuild the team in accordance with their vision. It probably wouldn't have worked too well to acquire the player you think is your franchise guy without having your GM in the room just yet. 

 

They just seem to have a real close eye on the future as well. For instance, lot of people figured they should've spent a second or third round pick on a receiver but after the draft Beane said things never fell into place to where a WR was the highest rated player on their board and he's not gonna deviate from his board. But now, 2020 is shaping up to be a standout class for receivers which works out better for them. 

 

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