Buffalo Bills: 53-man roster projection entering training camp
By Aaron Tully
Offensive Line (10):
Dion Dawkins, Cody Ford, Jon Feliciano, Daryl Williams, Ike Boettger, Bobby, Hart, Spencer Brown, Forrest Lamp, Tommy Doyle
The Buffalo Bills have one of the NFL’s best and deepest offensive lines. Much like the other positions where the Bills have great depth, tough decisions will have to be made towards the bottom of the depth chart.
Last year’s starting unit are all locks to make the roster in 2021. Ike Boettger and Forrest Lamp will push for starting guard spots, making them safe. 2021 third-round draft pick Spencer Brown is also safe.
The last two spots go to Bobby Hart and Tommy Doyle. Bobby Hart was a decent starting right tackle in a dreadful Bengals offensive line. If Dawkins or Williams goes down, Bobby Hart could step in and play at a starting-caliber level for the Bills.
Tommy Doyle gets the edge over Ryan Bates because Doyle was a fifth-round draft pick for the Bills in 2021, and it is extremely unlikely that Brandon Beane gives a third-year offensive tackle who has played just 160 career snaps a spot over a player they just spent mid-round draft capital on.
Bates would be a practice squad candidate along with 2021 seventh-round draft pick Jack Anderson. That leaves Jordan Devey, Syrus Tuitele, Steven Gonzalez, and Jamil Douglas as the rest of the cuts.