blacklabel Posted September 2, 2019 Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) 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. Edited September 3, 2019 by blacklabel 11 1 10
mykidsdad Posted September 2, 2019 Posted September 2, 2019 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! 1
Perk71 Posted September 2, 2019 Posted September 2, 2019 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! 1
White Linen Posted September 2, 2019 Posted September 2, 2019 Great work BL - very interesting too. 1
ComradeKayAdams Posted September 2, 2019 Posted September 2, 2019 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). 3 1
jethro_tull Posted September 2, 2019 Posted September 2, 2019 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. !!! 1 1
blacklabel Posted September 2, 2019 Author Posted September 2, 2019 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. Thanks to everyone who took a minute to say thanks or leave a beer mug or a thumbs up. Appreciated! 2
anthonymario Posted September 3, 2019 Posted September 3, 2019 I thought Ryan Bates made the roster, was he released?
blacklabel Posted September 3, 2019 Author Posted September 3, 2019 9 hours ago, anthonymario said: I thought Ryan Bates made the roster, was he released? Whoops! Good catch. I edited it to add him.
elijah Posted September 3, 2019 Posted September 3, 2019 Great topic very interesting, I wonder how it compares to the rest of the league.
Kelly the Dog Posted September 3, 2019 Posted September 3, 2019 Interesting stuff. Thanks a lot for the time, effort and breakdown. Players sure do come from everywhere, and you really have to draft, re-sign, sign, and trade well to get a solid roster.
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