On Friday morning, heading into their first day of rookie minicamp, the Buffalo Bills announced the signing of twelve undrafted free agents from this year’s draft class.
The twelve rookie signings are:
Mat Boesen, DE, TCU
Ike Boettger, OT, Iowa
Tyler Davis, K, Penn State
Gerhard De Beer, OG, Arizona
Ryan Carter, CB, Clemson
Keith Ford, RB, Texas A&M
Robert Foster, WR, Alabama
Mike Love, DE, South Florida
Cam Phillips, WR, Virginia Tech
Mo Porter, T, Baylor
Corey Thompson, LB, LSU
Levi Wallace, CB, Alabama
While no player on this list carries the name recognition of a Da’Rick Rogers, there are a few intriguing prospects on the list. Levi Wallace walked on to the Crimson Tide, became a starter as a senior, and only allowed 25 completions for 295 yards and 1 TD on 63 targets this year. His skinny size, incognito background, and slow forty yard dash contributed to his fall in the draft. Robert Foster was a speedy top high school recruit, but injuries prevented him from becoming a top receiver for Alabama. Cam Phillips started 44 games in his college career, accumulating 236 catches for 3027 yards and 17 touchdowns, but his lack of speed caused him to fall out of the draft.
In addition to these signings, the Buffalo Bills have a mix of 31 veterans and rookies trying out for the team during minicamp:
Bills tryout players for rookie minicamp:
— Mike Rodak (@mikerodak) May 11, 2018
QB Ryan Zapoticky (Shippensburg)
RB Shane Tucker (Middle Tenn. St.)
FB Zach Olstad (Winona State)
WR William Scott (North Carolina A&T)
WR Marcus Johnson (Slippery Rock)
WR Josh Simmons (Prairie View)
WR K.J. Maye (Minnesota)
Bills rookie minicamp tryouts (cont.):
— Mike Rodak (@mikerodak) May 11, 2018
TE James Rome (Georgia)
TE Charlie Callinan (Boston College)
TE Ishmail Wainright (Baylor)
OL Wilson Bell (Auburn)
OL Arturo Uzdavinis (Tulane)
OL Jacob Flores (Dartmouth)
OL Khaliel Rodgers (North Carolina)
OL David Goldsby (Buffalo)
Bills rookie minicamp tryouts (cont.):
— Mike Rodak (@mikerodak) May 11, 2018
DL Khalil Sommerville (Buffalo State)
DL Terrence Summers (Middle Tenn. St.)
DL Garrett Hughes (New Mexico)
DL Jimmy Bean (Oklahoma State)
Bills rookie minicamp tryouts (cont.):
— Mike Rodak (@mikerodak) May 11, 2018
LB Micah Awe (Texas Tech)
LB Dale Warren (Tenn-Chattanooga)
LB Eric Boggs (App. State)
LB Kenneth Olugbode (UConn)
LB Brandon Smith (Penn State)
LB Zach Bassuener (Minn-Duluth)
Bills tryout players for rookie tryouts (cont.):
— Mike Rodak (@mikerodak) May 11, 2018
CB Dorian Williams (Princeton)
CB Chris Hardeman (Houston Baptist)
S De’Andre Coley (Arkansas)
S DaShuan Amos (East Carolina)
S Lucas Webb (Tenn-Chattanooga)