2026 UDFA Signings & Camp Invites

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

33 minutes ago, Gregg said:

Tyrod to GB.

 

Tom Pelissero on X: "Veteran QB Tyrod Taylor is signing with the Packers, per source. A new No. 2 in Green Bay. https://t.co/FFPzhOBLbb" / X

Watch out, Fitz!  A lot of these guys nearing your 'Fitz and the Amazing Technicolor Jersey' status! 😳

[wolfpack78]

On 5/3/2026 at 8:55 PM, boyst said:

It was BGSU. I never had the actual offer (but would have got it). It was verbal talks - a cross town kid played for him and made the connection to him. I had offers for track and seemed as likely to go as far in track. 

 

I wasnt a 5 star at all. Just a local kid with a knack to the throw the ball between my legs; a walk on status ain't much.

 

This was before he was urban meyer. 

 

* The crosstown kid I knew played for the Jets a while. The kid I practiced snapping to for field goals as a little kid kicked for the vikings long after I lost touch. 

Guessing this was probably around 2001/2002?  Where did you go to high school?  I'm from a small town about 20 minutes away and considered walking on at Bowling Green as a guard but it was the year after Urban left for Utah.  I ended up getting the opportunity to walk on at OSU and  thankful to have ended up there over BG/UT...

Edited May 5 by wolfpack78

[boyst]

24 minutes ago, wolfpack78 said:

Guessing this was probably around 2001/2002?  Where did you go to high school?  I'm from a small town about 20 minutes away and considered walking on at Bowling Green as a guard but it was the year after Urban left for Utah.  I ended up getting the opportunity to walk on at OSU and  thankful to have ended up there over BG/UT...

Just before, yep. I grew up outside of Toledo, just to the west.

 

Do you remember Drushun Humphrey? Broke my damn heart. I remember talking him when he was a freshman and realizing he was a grown ass man.

[thenorthremembers]

23 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Watch out, Fitz!  A lot of these guys nearing your 'Fitz and the Amazing Technicolor Jersey' status! 😳

Tuhrod is one team away.

[BuffaloBillyG]

On 5/5/2026 at 8:58 AM, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Watch out, Fitz!  A lot of these guys nearing your 'Fitz and the Amazing Technicolor Jersey' status! 😳

Josh Johnson laughs at this. 

[Kmart128]

So the Bills official signings has been released. An interesting tidbit. The Bills signed Zane Durant yesterday and listed him as a DT. The Bills signed Kody Huisman and the official release listed him as a DE. They both similar weight (in the 290s) so I thought they'd both be 3-4 DE. But based off official listing are we planning on playing Durant at NT?

[SoonerBillsFan]

9 minutes ago, Kmart128 said:

So the Bills official signings has been released. An interesting tidbit. The Bills signed Zane Durant yesterday and listed him as a DT. The Bills signed Kody Huisman and the official release listed him as a DE. They both similar weight (in the 290s) so I thought they'd both be 3-4 DE. But based off official listing are we planning on playing Durant at NT?

Zane will rush in a 5 man front

[boyst]

1 hour ago, Kmart128 said:

So the Bills official signings has been released. An interesting tidbit. The Bills signed Zane Durant yesterday and listed him as a DT. The Bills signed Kody Huisman and the official release listed him as a DE. They both similar weight (in the 290s) so I thought they'd both be 3-4 DE. But based off official listing are we planning on playing Durant at NT?

Thought it was cool we got Fina's son. He was interviewed a lot across the media and expected to be drafted. He could be a sleeper development guy. 

[Sierra Foothills]

1 hour ago, boyst said:

Thought it was cool we got Fina's son. He was interviewed a lot across the media and expected to be drafted. He could be a sleeper development guy. 

 

On the other hand, I'm still trying to process how the son of an NFL O-lineman can only manage 10 reps on the bench.

 

For a 300 lb football player, that's almost unbelievable.

 

[Bills_inthe6]

If Jermaine can get his head out of his butt, he can be the darkhorse ..

[thenorthremembers]

3 hours ago, Kmart128 said:

So the Bills official signings has been released. An interesting tidbit. The Bills signed Zane Durant yesterday and listed him as a DT. The Bills signed Kody Huisman and the official release listed him as a DE. They both similar weight (in the 290s) so I thought they'd both be 3-4 DE. But based off official listing are we planning on playing Durant at NT?

 

Similar weight but Huisman is close to 3 inches taller.   Durant likely has more of a compact build with shorter arms.   Different body types for different positions despite the similarity in weight. 

[Buffalo716]

1 hour ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

On the other hand, I'm still trying to process how the son of an NFL O-lineman can only manage 10 reps on the bench.

 

For a 300 lb football player, that's almost unbelievable.

 

Sometimes it's more maybe dealing with an injury but they still wanted to work out 

 

Or it just shows a lower work ethic 

 

A weight room warrior isn't gonna have that performance so it might show lack of weight room work ethic

[Sierra Foothills]

1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said:

Sometimes it's more maybe dealing with an injury but they still wanted to work out 

 

Or it just shows a lower work ethic 

 

A weight room warrior isn't gonna have that performance so it might show lack of weight room work ethic

 

The 10 reps point to physical weakness or injury... and regardless points also to a lack of good judgement.

 

Someone in his camp (his DAD maybe?????) should have advised him to skip the bench press.

 

The whole thing is really mystifying... it goes in the bucket of "Things that should never have happened."

 

[quincy]

Complete Buffalo Bills' Rookie Minicamp Roster With Jersey Numbers for All 58 Players

 

Also posted in the rookie minicamp thread, former Texans (and NE) FB Jakob Johnson was also a tryout player.

[transplantbillsfan]

Did the Bills sign any tryout players?

[SoonerBillsFan]

On 5/8/2026 at 2:02 PM, Sierra Foothills said:

 

On the other hand, I'm still trying to process how the son of an NFL O-lineman can only manage 10 reps on the bench.

 

For a 300 lb football player, that's almost unbelievable.

 

Its pathetic. My 16 year old, 213lb grandson who is a sophomore could do 8 reps the last time they tested. 

[Tenhigh]

11 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Its pathetic. My 16 year old, 213lb grandson who is a sophomore could do 8 reps the last time they tested. 

He could be hurt.  No reason to get so dramatic. 

[947]

For 300+ pounders, the 225 bench test is more of an endurance event than a test of pure strength.

 

2 guys I knew in college made a bet on a 225lb bench-off. One guy was humongous, 450ish max bench. The other guy was built, but only weighed probably 220, max was 350ish. The 450lb max guy gassed out quickly and only got about 15 reps, the smaller guy got somewhere in the mid-20s.

 

10 reps by Fina is still embarrassing though...

[Krakensabres]

Just now, 947 said:

For 300+ pounders, the 225 bench test is more of an endurance event than a test of pure strength.

 

2 guys I knew in college made a bet on a 225lb bench-off. One guy was humongous, 450ish max bench. The other guy was built, but only weighed probably 220, max was 350ish. The 450lb max guy gassed out quickly and only got about 15 reps, the smaller guy got somewhere in the mid-20s.

 

10 reps by Fina is still embarrassing though...

Strength is an issue that can get fixed with better coaching and discipline where smarts and talent are not - plus he was a udfa. If he was stronger maybe he’s a drafted player - worth a flyer to see if better training and coaching can find a player worth keeping around 

[Sierra Foothills]

On 5/11/2026 at 4:42 AM, Tenhigh said:

He could be hurt.  No reason to get so dramatic. 

 

As stated earlier, the decision to even participate showed a lack of judgement.

 

Performing so poorly is not just a physical failure.

 

Every prospect in the draft would be better off not doing the bench press if they are only able to do 10.

 

For such an obviously smart kid, it's amazing that he allowed himself to show so poorly.

 

Ten reps on the bench didn't increase his attractiveness to teams.