The Buffalo Payments have concluded their preseason schedule and now it’s time to speak 53-man roster. Who’s in? Who’s out? A number of cuts, roster strikes, and trades might want to occur by Four PM Tuesday as they transfer from 80 to 53 gamers. Plus we anticipate some Brandon Beane roster shenanigans, as at all times, to sneak some gamers onto short-term injured reserve.

We differentiated between the waived gamers who enter the waiver wire and might be claimed by different groups and vested veterans, who’re launched and instantly turn out to be free brokers and aren’t pressured to move to different groups. Launched gamers might be re-signed shortly, like after the Payments put one other participant on short-term injured reserve on Wednesday, or they will instantly be part of the observe squad.

On the again finish of the article is our greatest guess at what the depth chart truly seems to be like proper now, although the Payments launched this earlier this week.

Notice: Gamers listed alphabetically.

Quarterback (2)

Josh Allen
Case Keenum

Launched: Matt Barkley
Change from earlier: N/A

The Payments have historically saved two on the energetic roster with one or two on the observe squad. Barkley can signal to the observe squad on the identical day he’s lower together with his veteran standing and that’s the expectation.

Operating Again (4)

James Prepare dinner
Zack Moss
Devin Singletary
FB: Reggie Gilliam

Launched: Taiwan Jones, Duke Johnson
Waived: Raheem Blackshear
Change from earlier: Jones is launched

We’ve instructed you all alongside this might occur as a result of it occurred final 12 months with a unique participant. The Payments launched their lengthy snapper Reid Ferguson so as to sneak an injured participant onto injured reserve. This 12 months with the tumult in that place room, it’s finest to do it with a unique participant. Jones will not be topic to waivers and shall be again in a day.

Blackshear is a precedence observe squad candidate and I anticipate Johnson to get a name from one other workforce sooner or later this season. The Payments have seven rosterable operating backs.

Broad receiver (8)

Jamison Crowder
Gabe Davis
Stefon Diggs
Isaiah Hodgins
Jake Kumerow
Isaiah McKenzie
Khalil Shakir
Marquez Stevenson

Waived: Neil Pau’u++
Injured Reserve: Tanner Gentry
Change from earlier: Stevenson on roster for short-term IR as an alternative of long-term IR

I saved eight receivers for now, which is silly. Stevenson shall be headed to short-term injured reserve within the subsequent day so as to deliver again Taiwan Jones. Hodgins shall be a recreation day inactive, however after his preseason efficiency, it’ll be exhausting to maintain him on the observe squad by means of waivers. The workforce values Kumerow’s particular groups contributions, so if it comes all the way down to it, Hodgins is the one who’s gone.

Gentry goes on season-ending injured reserve after being damage on Friday evening. He’s not the kind of participant they may bend over backwards to get on short-term IR. They’ll finally launch him with an harm settlement or they could wish to cling onto him.

Tight finish (3)

Dawson Knox
Quintin Morris
Tommy Sweeney

Traded: O.J. Howard
Launched/Waived: None
Change from earlier: Howard traded, Morris on the roster

Morris and Sweeney performed so nicely in coaching camp, it’s exhausting to not see a spot for them on the 53-man roster. Howard alternatively was within the preseason finale on the workforce’s closing possession, operating out the clock. The Payments should commerce Howard to get out of his assured wage, and by slicing him they’d nonetheless should pay that $2 million. Shifting him, even for a 2024 late-round choose, is a Large Baller Beane transfer and one thing I’d anticipate to see right here quickly. He has not lived as much as the hype.

Offensive sort out (4)

Spencer Brown
Dion Dawkins
Tommy Doyle
David Quessenberry

Waived: Luke Tenuta, Alec Anderson
Change from earlier: N/A

Doyle has been coping with a nagging harm for a pair weeks. If he’s nonetheless a couple of weeks from returning, it wouldn’t shock us to see him go on injured reserve after he makes the 53-man roster to allow them to add one other participant for 4 weeks. Brown remains to be not 100% and clearly neither is Doyle, so one other offensive lineman on the energetic roster may make sense. Tenuta is a observe squad candidate after being drafted, however he actually struggled in camp.

Inside OL (5)

Ryan Bates
Bobby Hart
Rodger Saffold
Mitch Morse
Greg Van Roten

PUP: Ike Boettger
Waived: Jacob Capra, Tanner Owen
Launched: Greg Mancz
Change from earlier: Van Roten makes the roster over Mancz

We appropriately referred to as the Cody Ford commerce in our post-camp projection, in order that’s a win already. Mancz was forward of Van Roten all offseason however the perfect skill is availability, and Mancz has missed important time not too long ago. Van Roten was one of many gamers they rested throughout the complete preseason finale, which supplies some indication his roster spot is protected. Tanner Owen is a observe squad man, together with Mancz. In the event that they wished to do the short-term IR for Tommy Doyle, Hart is a vested veteran not topic to waivers and could possibly be on the lower line earlier than being re-signed later within the week.

Defensive sort out (4)

DaQuan Jones
Ed Oliver
Jordan Phillips
Tim Settle

Launched: Eli Ankou
Waived: Brandin Bryant, Prince Emili, C.J. Brewer
Change from earlier: N/A

The Payments saved 5 defensive tackles final 12 months together with a lot of guys who may float between DE and DT. I went with one much less this 12 months however Ankou and Bryant spent a lot time on the observe squad, it wouldn’t shock me in the event that they had been again. Ankou was too damage to make an influence throughout coaching camp and exited Friday’s recreation with an harm, so he could possibly be an harm settlement man as an alternative of an outright launch. Bryant is a man you’d wish to have a spot for, however they’ve waived him earlier than and he’s made it to the observe squad. They did roll with 5 DTs often final 12 months, however they like these 4 greater than these 5.

Defensive finish (5)

Boogie Basham
A.J. Epenesa
Shaq Lawson
Von Miller
Greg Rousseau

Waived: Mike Love, Kingsley Jonathan, Daniel Joseph
Change from earlier: N/A

The most important query for me on this roster group is what number of will they carry on the observe squad. The highest 5 are locked in (although Lawson is a type of vested veterans who could possibly be lower and re-signed a day later with out going by means of waivers), and I believe they maintain Love and Jonathan on the observe squad.

Linebacker (6)

Terrel Bernard
Tyrel Dodson
Tremaine Edmunds
Tyler Matakevich
Matt Milano
Baylon Spector

Suspended: Andre Smith
Waived: Joe Giles-Harris
Change from earlier: Spector on the roster

Spector performed his approach onto the roster this preseason, flashing massive in these video games. He additionally provides particular groups skill so he may even be energetic on recreation day. The Payments saved six a 12 months in the past, too, so bumping him onto the ultimate roster retains the numbers in tact. It seems the man rookie, Terrel Bernard, has doubtlessly moved into third on the depth chart forward of Tyrel Dodson, as nicely. He goes from my 55th participant onto the roster at 52.

Cornerback (5)

Christian Benford
Kaiir Elam
Dane Jackson
Taron Johnson
Siran Neal

PUP: Tre’Davious White
Waived: Cam Lewis, Nick McCloud, Ja’Marcus Ingram, Jordan Miller
Change from earlier: Tre White goes on PUP

Tre White’s return was beforehand stated to be sooner somewhat than later, however he hasn’t been noticed at a Payments observe in a month. I believe that’s fairly telling, so I’m placing him on PUP and giving him one other month to recuperate with no worries. I would like him for the postseason.

I continued to anticipate the Payments so as to add one other cornerback, however they hasn’t finished that and can as an alternative roll with Dane Jackson and a mixture of rookies Kaiir Elam and Christian Benford.

Lewis had a good camp however was not good within the preseason finale. He’s made it by means of waivers a bunch of occasions. McCloud is a participant they could maintain in the event that they’re apprehensive in regards to the different younger CBs, as a result of he’s been poached off waiver previously.

Security (4)

Damar Hamlin
Micah Hyde
Jaquan Johnson
Jordan Poyer

Waived: Josh Thomas
Change from earlier: N/A

Actually the identical checklist as final 12 months. They didn’t even add a participant when Poyer went down with harm.

Specialists (3)

P Michael Palardy
Ok Tyler Bass
LS Reid Ferguson
KR/PR Khalil Shakir

Waived: P Matt Araiza
Change from earlier: Palardy on the roster, Araiza off

Araiza’s civil lawsuit coming to gentle this week in the end proves his undoing. I don’t need him on my workforce. Palardy is the title on the high of my checklist as a result of he’s left-footed and he was on the Panthers when Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane had been there. A couple of punters shall be launched Tuesday, so this place received’t be settled for a while. I really feel very comfy with Shakir catching punts. Ferguson was launched a 12 months in the past simply to re-sign a day later. They might try this once more, however I’m not messing with this place room anymore than I’ve to proper now so I saved him on the roster.

LAST MEN OFF: CB Cam Lewis, DT Brandin Bryant
LAST MAN ON: WR Isaiah Hodgins

INJURED RESERVE THIS WEEK: WR Marquez Stevenson, possibly Tommy Doyle
RE-SIGNED AS CORRESPONDING MOVES: RB Taiwan Jones, possibly Bobby Hart

Apply squad priorities (14/16):

• QB Matt Barkley
• RB Raheem Blackshear
• WR Isaiah Hodgins
• OL Greg Mancz
• OL Alec Anderson
• OL Luke Tenuta
• DT Eli Ankou
• DT Brandin Bryant
• DE Kingsley Jonathan
• DE Mike Love
• LB Joe Giles-Harris
• CB Cam Lewis
• CB Nick McCloud
• S Josh Thomas

You may see our projected depth chart beneath.