three projected first year starters are among the most likely breakout players for the Buffalo Bills in 2026.

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What's up, Bill's Mafia?

It's Joe Marino on today's episode.

We're going to identify some of the most likely breakout candidates for the Buffalo

Bills in 2026. There's a few depth players,

but also three first year starters that have huge opportunities for this team in

26. So we'll talk about why these players could be breakout bills this coming season.

And so much of the bill's ascension as an upper echelon NFL team has been rooted in

breakout players. Go back to last season, Cole Bishop was definitely your guy that

took the big step forward and became an excellent starter

for this defense. And think about it through the years. Players like Spencer Brown,

Killil Shakir, James Cook, Christian Benford, Dawson Knox, Josh Allen, right? We've seen this happen.

We get excited about veteran editions.

We get excited about draft picks.

But really, there's been so much success tied to players taking jumps in year

two, year three.

And there are several players that have a great opportunity to be the next guys

on that list when this season is all said and done. So let's start with the guy that,

I don't know, I find myself just very excited about for this coming season. And it's Dorian Williams, turns 25 on June 8th,

2023 third round pick out of Tulane. And he's had an interesting journey to this point.

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