Now that NFL Free Agency has begun, the time has come for the Buffalo Bills to get serious about adding more depth to the team with some veteran signings. With the additions of D.J. Moore and Bradley Chubb, they've already locked up two positions of need with splash acquisitions.
With many quality free agents still available, the Bills need to fill some open slots at other key positions to be ready to go into the NFL Draft next month.
Five free agents Bills should look at for 2026
1. WR Jauan Jennings
Since the Bills missed out on signing the now-current San Francisco 49ers wideout Mike Evans for a cheap deal, why don't the Bills pull a reverse UNO card on a receiver who was just released by that same 49ers team? At 6-foot-3, 212 pounds, Jennings is another perfect body type the Bills are looking to add to their receiving corps.
They already have Keon Coleman, who's looking to prove himself this year with a new head coach who believes in him 100%. Then, there's newly acquired trade acquisition D.J. Moore from the Chicago Bears.
Since those two right now would be the outside guys, Moore could be moved around to play all three wideout positions. By adding another big, physical receiver in Jennings to this room, it would allow the Bills to run more three-wide receiver sets with Moore and Jennings on the outside and Khalil Shakir back in the slot.
2. CB Roger McCreary
Could the Bills make up for the 2022 Kaiir Elam draft blunder by signing fellow 2022 draft prospect Roger McCreary as a free agent? The former Auburn Tiger was selected in the second round by the Tennessee Titans after coming off a 2021 season where he was an All-American corner.
After three durable and productive seasons with the Titans, the team was beginning a full-scale rebuild. In 2025, McCreary, along with a 2026 sixth-round pick, was traded to the LA Rams for a conditional fifth-round selection. On Dec. 29, 2025, McCreary was activated from the injured reserve list for the Rams' Week 17 game against the Atlanta Falcons.
The goal for McCreary in 2026 was to be fully healthy and get back to his form when he was with the Tennessee Titans. Those plans may have been halted by the Rams' recent acquisition of another 2022 CB draft class member, Trent McDuffie, from the Kansas City Chiefs.
Not only did the Rams give up three draft picks, including another first-round pick, but they might have to spend all their resources on McDuffie, which means that McCreary could be a cap casualty.
The Bills could sign McCreary to a third contract that might even be cheaper than his original rookie contract with the Tennessee Titans. Plus, he and Tre'Davious White would make a great pair to help continue developing Maxwell Hairston.
3. OG Wyatt Teller
Teller was one of the members of Brandon Beane's first draft class with the Buffalo Bills in 2018. The Bills traded him to the Cleveland Browns, where he would enjoy seven productive years.
His time with the Browns ended quickly when the guard injured his calf, forcing him to go on IR.
The timing of bringing Teller back to Orchard Park couldn't be better, as the Bills recently let David Edwards walk to the New Orleans Saints on a 4-year, $61 million deal.
They currently have some in-house options to replace Edwards with Alec Anderson and Sedrick Van Pran-Granger. Both of those guys would be upgrades, but why pass up on a chance to reunite with the 6-foot-4, 315-pound mauler on a cheaper salary? All three of these tough guys could compete for the starting job on cheaper deals than with one Edwards?
4. CB Tre'Davious White
Of course, the Bills have to resign White if they're theoretically going to sign McCreary. Last season, White returned to Buffalo on a one-year, $6.8 millon deal, and he ended up starting at corner just like old times. The nine-year veteran star played very well, returning to form in the 2025 season.
He was also instrumental in helping develop rookie corner Maxwell Hairston before he went out with a season-ending injury. Not only can White still play at an elite level, but he also brings the veteran energy and leadership to the cornerback room.
5. LB Shaq Thompson
If the Bills are willing to run it back with White's energy and passion, then Shaq Thompson is saying, "Make that two, please." The 6-foot, 230-pound linebacker is fast-paced, with the quickness and instincts to make tackles in the backfield.
After his ability to play in a 3-4 scheme was questioned, Thompson played in a 3-4 when he was in Carolina after Sean McDermott left to take the head coaching job with the Buffalo Bills.
Another member of the "Carolina Bills", Thompson was with both McDermott and now Bills head coach Joe Brady when both were coordinators at different times in Carolina.
The bottom line is, Thompson can be productive in whatever defense he's put in, as he can get off the line fast and be a sack machine in Buffalo's new 3-4 defensive look.