TURNOVER: Buffalo Bills’ Post-Draft Roster Projection REVEALS Big Changes in Team Around Josh Allen

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🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Big changes are coming to the Buffalo Bills, with a whopping 17 new players projected to make the 53-man roster. Can this fresh mix of rookies and free agents spark a new era for Josh Allen and crew? Joe Marino runs through all the big additions like D.J. Moore, Bradley Chubb, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, and exciting draft picks, while familiar faces like Dion Dawkins and O'Cyrus Torrence hold down key spots. The episode digs into position battles at wide receiver and offensive line, debates over who wins out on special teams, and what to expect from Jim Leonhard’s new defensive look. With names like Lloyd Cushenberry, Tyrell Shavers, and possible free agent splashes on the radar, there’s plenty for Bills fans to chew on. Will this much roster turnover finally get Buffalo over the playoff hump?

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0:00.0	I have 17 of 50 non-specialists to be new players in my Buffalo Bills post-draft roster projection.
0:14.4	You are locked on bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
0:20.0	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.9	What's up, Bill's Mafia?
0:27.8	It's Joe Marino.
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0:42.5	On today's episode, it's my first 2026 Buffalo Bills 53 man roster projection.
0:50.9	And as I said, in the cold open, I have a whole lot of new on this roster.
0:57.4	17 of 50 non-kickers, punters, and long snappers are new additions. That's a lot of turnover.
1:07.4	And so I'll go through it, position by position. We'll finish with specialists.
1:12.4	We'll get to the defensive back seven, the trenches.
1:14.7	But we will start with the offensive skill players and show you how I got to 17, 17 new players on this roster from just one year ago.
1:27.9	Let's start at quarterback.
1:29.4	There's not a whole lot of drama here.
1:31.4	Josh Allen, obviously,
1:33.7	you're starting quarterback and Kyle Allen,
1:37.6	the backup.
1:38.8	Now, I do have Kyle Allen as one of the 17 new players.
1:43.0	I know that he had one season with the bills a few
1:45.2	years ago, but a new addition for this year. And that's it. Two quarterbacks making this
1:51.3	roster. The only other quarterback the bills have under contract as of the recording of this
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