


Nine players on the team are alumni of non-FBS programs, including key players Taron Johnson (Weber State), Spencer Brown (Northern Iowa), and Siran Neal (Jacksonville State). The 2022 Bills have added more Power Five pedigree with 53 of the 89 players (60%) coming from major conferences. The other two Power Five conferences include the Big Ten with seven players and the Big 12 with just five. The PAC-12 follows with nine players (10%) and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) eight (9%). Texas A&M leads the pack for the power conference headlined by new addition Von Miller as well as undrafted free-agent tight end Jalen Wydermyer and veteran Tyrel Dodson. The second-most popular conference on the team is the Southeastern Conference (SEC), which holds steady from 2021 with 11 stakeholders on the Bills (12%). The additions of Hokie alumni Raheem Blackshear, Tim Settle, and Tenuta provided a big-time boost to the numbers. A whopping 11 of the 14 teams in the ACC are accounted for on the Bills, with the most representation hailing from Virginia Tech (four players).

The return of Shaq Lawson (Clemson) and addition of Jamison Crowder (Duke) are among those who help those numbers along with draft selections Baylon Spector (Clemson) and Luke Tenuta ( Virginia Tech). In 2022, 24% of the roster (21 players) reign from one of the more unheralded Power Five FBS conferences. That trend remains the same in 2022 with an even bigger chunk being allocated to the ACC. The Atlantic Coastal Conference (ACC) was represented head and shoulders above the rest of the conferences for the 2021 Buffalo Bills with 15 representatives (17% of the roster).

One conference stands clearly above the rest. One of the clear trends in roster construction pertains to what conferences and teams the front office prefers to others. The offseason in the rear view allows us to analyze how Beane has placed his fingerprints all over the team’s assembly. The development caused an influx of new talent in Buffalo highlighted by the free-agent signing of star pass rusher Von Miller. Most notably, the defensive line and receiver positions look a lot different heading into a pivotal campaign.
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Bills general manager Brandon Beane made some tough decisions to let free agents walk this past offseason. The Bills kicked off 2022 training camp with 89 total players rostered and the ability to add one more piece if they so choose. The Buffalo Bills’ group of 2022 NFL draft pics and free-agent signings have been inked and the team is prepping for the upcoming regular season.
