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When the Buffalo Bills take the field for their first 2013 training camp practice on Sunday evening, they'll do so with 86 players on the active roster, with another two on different designation lists, able to return to the active roster at any time. (Chris Hairston is on PUP with an injury, and Jairus Byrd will end up on Reserve/Did Not Report when he does not report for camp as expected.)
What will the team's 88-man roster look like in depth chart form? We'll have a better idea once camp practices begin and practice reps are divvied up, but for now, our best guess is below. It's also constantly updated here, and available any time from the "Library" drop-down section on our home page.
Pos. | Starter | Backup | Reserve | Reserve | Reserve | Reserve |
Z | T.J. Graham | Brad Smith | Kevin Elliott | DeMarco Sampson | ||
TE | Scott Chandler | Lee Smith | Dorin Dickerson | Chris Gragg * | Mike Caussin | Frank Summers |
LT | Cordy Glenn | Chris Hairston | Zebrie Sanders | |||
LG | Colin Brown | Doug Legursky | Zack Chibane * | |||
C | Eric Wood | David Snow | Ryan Turnley | |||
RG | Kraig Urbik | Keith Williams | Hutch Eckerson | |||
RT | Erik Pears | Sam Young | Thomas Welch | |||
Y | Robert Woods * | Marquise Goodwin * | Chris Hogan | Brandon Kaufman * | ||
X | Stevie Johnson | Da'Rick Rogers * | Marcus Easley | |||
QB | Kevin Kolb | EJ Manuel * | Jeff Tuel * | |||
RB | C.J. Spiller | Fred Jackson | Tashard Choice | Zach Brown | Kendall Gaskins | Drew Smith |
NT | Marcell Dareus | Alan Branch | Torell Troup | Jay Ross | Aaron Tipoti * | |
DT | Kyle Williams | Alex Carrington | Jarron Gilbert | Corbin Bryant | Izaan Cross * | |
RE | Mario Williams | Jamie Blatnick | Kourtnei Brown | |||
SLB | Manny Lawson | Jerry Hughes | ||||
MLB | Kiko Alonso * | Marcus Dowtin | Chris White | Brian Smith | ||
WLB | Nigel Bradham | Bryan Scott | Arthur Moats | Keith Pough * | ||
LCB | Stephon Gilmore | Dominique Ellis | T.J. Heath | |||
SS | Aaron Williams | Da'Norris Searcy | Jonathan Meeks * | |||
FS | Jairus Byrd | Duke Williams * | Mana Silva | Jordan Dangerfield * | ||
NCB | Ron Brooks | Justin Rogers | Nickell Robey * | |||
RCB | Leodis McKelvin | Crezdon Butler | Jumal Rolle * | Kip Edwards * | ||
K | Rian Lindell | Dustin Hopkins * | ||||
P | Shawn Powell | Brian Stahovich | ||||
LS | Garrison Sanborn |
As training camp progresses and pre-season games are played, we will tirelessly track the depth chart as cut-down days approach on August 27 (75-player maximum) and August 31 (53-player maximum). Below, for one last time in what has been another very long off-season, is my final attempt at predicting the Bills' final 53-man roster. What does your pre-camp roster projection look like?
Pos. | Starter | Backup | Reserve |
Z | T.J. Graham | Brad Smith | |
TE | Scott Chandler | Lee Smith | Chris Gragg |
LT | Cordy Glenn | Zebrie Sanders | |
LG | Colin Brown | Sam Young | |
C | Eric Wood | Doug Legursky | |
RG | Kraig Urbik | ||
RT | Erik Pears | Chris Hairston | |
Y | Robert Woods | Marquise Goodwin | |
X | Stevie Johnson | Da'Rick Rogers | |
QB | Kevin Kolb | EJ Manuel | |
RB | C.J. Spiller | Fred Jackson | Kendall Gaskins |
NT | Marcell Dareus | Alan Branch | Torell Troup |
DT | Kyle Williams | Alex Carrington | Corbin Bryant |
RE | Mario Williams | Jamie Blatnick | |
SLB | Manny Lawson | Jerry Hughes | Arthur Moats |
MLB | Kiko Alonso | Marcus Dowtin | Chris White |
WLB | Nigel Bradham | Bryan Scott | |
LCB | Stephon Gilmore | Justin Rogers | |
SS | Da'Norris Searcy | Duke Williams | Jonathan Meeks |
FS | Aaron Williams | Jairus Byrd | |
NCB | Ron Brooks | Nickell Robey | |
RCB | Leodis McKelvin | Crezdon Butler | |
K | Dustin Hopkins | ||
P | Shawn Powell | ||
LS | Garrison Sanborn |