The Buffalo Bills are going to lean on their youth in 2024.
In doing so, they’ll have to prove ESPN wrong.
The outlet ranked every NFL team head-to-head in terms of the talent on their roster relating to players that are age 25-and-under. Some names that come to mind in this age range for the Bills are tight end Dalton Kincaid and pass rusher Greg Rousseau.
Even so, ESPN only ranks the Bills as a middle-of-the-pack team. Buffalo slides into the No. 16 overall spot. On the plus side, the Bills did jump up from No. 29 in the same ranking from 2024.
Here’s the ESPN breakdown on the Bills:
The Bills are Super Bowl contenders with a lot of young talent on their roster, but they won’t be anywhere near this high when we do this ranking again next year. All three of the Bills’ blue-chip players are 24 and will come off this list, as will running back James Cook and wide receiver Khalil Shakir.
As for talent at age 23 and younger, that’s led by rookie second-round wide receiver Keon Coleman (21). Starting cornerback Christian Benford is just 23 and coming off a solid season (54 tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles). Kaiir Elam (23), the Bills’ 2022 first-round pick, has disappointed and sits on the depth chart behind Benford.
For the full 2024 ESPN ranking of NFL teams ranked by their talent 25-and-under, see the list below: