Ed. Note - I posted this on Friday, but Turk Schonert stole my thunder. Moving this up for cut-down day. This is it, folks - my final 53-man Buffalo Bills roster projection. I don't think many of you understand just how extraordinarily thankful I am that I won't have to do this again.
After the jump, you'll find my final 53 in depth chart form. You'll also find roster exemptions, a projected practice squad, and the full list of projected cuts. I didn't do any explaining, because I've explained myself six times to this point. If you have questions or comments on this particular projection, hit me up in the comments section.
| Pos. | # | Starter | # | Backup | # | Reserve |
| WR2 | 83 | Lee Evans | 11 | Roscoe Parrish | 17 | Justin Jenkins |
| TE | 86 | Derek Fine | 88 | Jonathan Stupar | ||
| LT | 68 | Langston Walker | 77 | Demetrius Bell | ||
| LG | 67 | Andy Levitre* | ||||
| C | 63 | Geoff Hangartner | 66 | Seth McKinney | ||
| RG | 70 | Eric Wood* | ||||
| RT | 60 | Brad Butler | 73 | Kirk Chambers | ||
| TE | 80 | Derek Schouman | 89 | Shawn Nelson* | ||
| WR1 | 81 | Terrell Owens | 82 | Josh Reed | 13 | Steve Johnson |
| QB | 5 | Trent Edwards | 14 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 10 | Gibran Hamdan |
| RB | 22 | Fred Jackson | 33 | Dominic Rhodes | 44 | Xavier Omon |
| LE | 90 | Chris Kelsay | 92 | Ryan Denney | 93 | Chris Ellis |
| 1T | 99 | Marcus Stroud | 97 | John McCargo | ||
| 3T | 95 | Kyle Williams | 91 | Spencer Johnson | ||
| RE | 94 | Aaron Schobel | 58 | Aaron Maybin* | ||
| SLB | 56 | Keith Ellison | 54 | Nic Harris* | 57 | Jon Corto |
| MLB | 51 | Paul Posluszny | 53 | Marcus Buggs | ||
| WLB | 55 | Kawika Mitchell | 64 | Ashlee Palmer* | ||
| CB2 | 28 | Leodis McKelvin | 27 | Reggie Corner | 46 | Ellis Lankster* |
| SS | 43 | Bryan Scott | 37 | George Wilson | ||
| FS | 20 | Donte Whitner | 31 | Jairus Byrd* | ||
| CB1 | 24 | Terrence McGee | 29 | Drayton Florence | 26 | Ashton Youboty |
| K | 9 | Rian Lindell | ||||
| P | 8 | Brian Moorman | ||||
| LS | 69 | Garrison Sanborn |
Roster exemptions: RB Marshawn Lynch (Reserve/Suspended); WR James Hardy (Reserve/PUP)
Practice squad: RB Bruce Hall, WR Shaine Smith, TE Tyson DeVree, OT Chris Denman, C Brandon Rodd, DT Derrick Jones, LB Alvin Bowen, CB Cary Harris
Full list of cuts (inc. practice squad): QB Matt Baker, RB Bruce Hall, FB Corey McIntyre, WR Felton Huggins, WR C.J. Hawthorne, TE Tyson DeVree, OT Jonathan Scott, OT Nick Hennessey, C Brandon Rodd, C Christian Gaddis, DE Copeland Bryan, DE Ataefiok Etukeren, DT Derrick Jones, DT Corey Mace, LB Alvin Bowen, LB Ryan Manalac, CB Cary Harris, FS Ko Simpson, SS John Wendling
Yeah, I made some not-so-minor tweaks from my usual projection. I'm guessing that you'll be able to reason out why some of these moves were made; again, if you've got questions about why I kept a certain guy over another, or why a certain number of players were retained a specific position, or just an overall thought process, hit me up in the comments section.