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Bills Set 53-Man Roster

August 26th, 2025 at 6:43pm CST by Ben Levine

The Bills have set their initial 53-man roster after moving on from 25 players today. The team announced the following moves:

Released:

Waived:

OL Jacob Bayer
LB Jimmy Ciarlo
OL Travis Clayton
TE Zach Davidson
OL Mike Edwards
RB Frank Gore Jr.
WR Stephen Gosnell
OL Richard Gouraige
WR K.J. Hamler
CB Daequan Hardy
DT Marcus Harris
LB Keonta Jenkins
TE Keleki Latu
DT Zion Logue
DT Casey Rogers
DE Paris Shand
LB Edefuan Ulofoshio
WR Kristian Wilkerson

Placed on IR (designated for return):

CB Maxwell Hairston
OL Tylan Grable

Placed on reserve/suspended:

DE Michael Hoeht
DT Larry Ogunjobi

We learned yesterday that quarterbacks Mike White and Shane Buechele also weren’t going to make the squad.

The Bills moved on from a handful of veterans as they set their first 53-man roster of the season. Among the cuts were offensive lineman Dan Feeney, who has 120 games of experience, and cornerback Dane Jackson, who got into 52 games for the Bills to begin his career. Jackson spent the 2024 campaign in Carolina, where he started three of his nine appearances.

A handful of these cut players have already been connected to Buffalo’s practice squad, assuming they pass through waivers unclaimed. This grouping includes Stephen Gosnell (per Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News), Travis Clayton (per Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN), Keleki Latu (per Ryan Talbot of Syracuse.com), and Kendrick Green (per Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic).

Bills Sign 12 Undrafted Free Agents

May 10th, 2025 at 11:46am CST by Nikhil Mehta

The Bills have signed the following 12 undrafted free agents to bring their rookie class to 21 players:

Hal Presley, WR (Baylor)
Stephen Gosnell, WR (Virginia Tech)
Kelly Akharaiyi, WR (Mississippi State)
Keleki Latu, TE (Washington)
Rush Reimer, G (Cal)
Jacob Bayer, C (Arkansas State)
Hayden Harris, DE (Montana)
Paris Shand, DE (LSU)
Devin Brandt-Epps, DT (New Mexico)
Keonta Jenkins, LB (Virginia Tech)
Daryl Porter Jr., CB (Miami)
Wande Owens, S (New Hampshire)

Bayer is an experienced center with 46 collegiate starts under his belt – 22 at Lamar and 24 at Arkansas State. He earned first-team All-SBC honors in 2023, but suffered a torn ACL in the spring of 2024. He made an extremely quick recovery, only missing the first game of the season and finishing the year with a second-team All-SBC nod. Bayer will push for a roster spot as a depth center behind Connor McGovern and Sedrick Van Pran-Granger.

Shand is a multi-sport athlete who played for Canada’s U16 National Team in 2017. He then began his football career at Arizona before transferring to LSU in 2023. He wasn’t especially productive in college, but he has the requisite size to play defensive end in Buffalo’s 4-3 scheme.

Jenkins played a hybrid safety role at Virginia Tech but will convert to linebacker in the NFL. He fits the Bills’ mold as a speedy, undersized linebacker who excels in coverage, the likes of whom have found success in Buffalo in recent years.

Porter is the son of former NFL defensive back Daryl Porter, who played for the Bills from 1998 to 2000. His son started 35 games across his collegiate career at West Virginia and Miami.