by The Buffalo Bills have had one of the best offenses in the NFL in recent years and despite that, ESPN has a number of negative thoughts.
ESPN ranked all 32 sets of playmakers (broad recipients, tight ends, running) on ​​violations about the NFL on the way to the 2025 season.
It is clear that in a bit of a nod to Quarterback Josh Allen, because there is little conviction in others, the accounts at number 28 in general end.
To be honest, all is only accompanied by James Cook back as a consistent producer in the unit, which is Cook despite his contract interviews with the team. He is a Pro Bowl -caliber player, but the recipients and tight ends on the Buffalo schedule leave a lot to be desired and pull this figure down.
Khalil Shakir earned praise from ESPN, but others on the calculation list didn’t. The Buffalo ranking fell from the number 24 position that they were also ranked out of season.
In general in the ESPN ranking, the New England Patriots still ended behind the accounts at number 30 in general in terms of AFC East teams … but the New York Jets are only on the number 26 position, one place for Buffalo. The Miami Dolphins lead the division at 10th.
The Philadelphia Eagles earned the top position in the ESPN survey.
ESPN’s complete breakdown on the accounts via analyst Bill Barnwell can be found below:
28. Buffalo Bills
2024 rank: 24 | 2023 rank: 20
This probably feels low for one of the best offenses in the competition, but Star Quarterback Josh Allen has been removed from the comparison. Although general manager Brandon Beane disagrees, this is probably the least impressive group of recipients in the NFL on paper. Khalil Shakir continues to improve last season and on average an impressive 2.4 meters per routerun, but almost any other Buffalo Pass -Catcher could make a leap forward. Dalton Kincaid failed to receive 55 meters in a game. Second round Pick Keon Coleman on average 19.2 Yards per catch, but he could not play a consistent role in the line-up and only had three catches on 46 routes in the late season. Free Agent adding Curtis Samuel was often anonymous, and although Mack Hollins exceeded expectations, he was replaced by former Chargers Wideout Joshua Palmer.
The breakout was from running James Cook, whose touchdown speed returned over the average. After he had only picked up four scores at 326, he scored 16 times on 207 Carry’s in year 3. Cook turned out to be a great zone-hard runner and showed off more Big-Play capacity in 2024, but I would be surprised if his TouchDown total was not between two and 16 this season. There is a very handy declining rotation between Kok, second-year student Ray Davis and third-down option Ty Johnson, but with these rankings that recipients weigh over backs, the bills fall to the bottom of the charts.
