2026 Buffalo Bills season

2026 Buffalo Bills season
Owner	Terry and Kim Pegula
General manager	Brandon Beane
Head coach	TBD
Home stadium	New Highmark Stadium
Results
Record	0–0
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The 2026 season will be the Buffalo Bills' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall, their 12th full season under the ownership of Terry and Kim Pegula, their tenth under GM Brandon Beane and their first under a new head coach. This will be their first season since 2016 without longtime head coach Sean McDermott, as he was fired on January 19, 2026, following their defeat in the Divisional round of the 2025 season the night before. ^{[1] [2]} The Bills will seek to improve upon their 12–5 record from the previous season, reclaim the AFC East title, and achieve their eighth straight winning season.

It is expected to be the Bills' first season playing their home games at New Highmark Stadium, replacing the old Highmark Stadium, which will demolished following the season. ^[3]

Offseason

Coaching changes

Following their defeat in the Divisional Round of the 2025 NFL Playoffs, the Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott. ^{[4] [5]}

Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Buffalo Bills Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	26
2	TBD
3	TBD
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD

Notes

• Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Staff

Buffalo Bills staff

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	Front office Owner/CEO/president – Terry Pegula Owner – Kim Pegula President of football operations/general manager – Brandon Beane Assistant general manager – Brian Gaine Assistant general manager – Terrance Gray Senior advisor to the GM/football operations – Jim Overdorf Senior personnel advisor – Malik Boyd Co-director of pro scouting – Chris Marrow Co-director of pro scouting – Curtis Rukavina Assistant director of pro scouting – Asil Mulbah Vice president of football administration – Kevin Meganck Director of football operations – Brendan Rowe Director of college scouting – Matt Bazirgan Vice president of football research - Dennis Lock Head coach Head coach – Vacant Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Joe Brady Quarterbacks – Ronald Curry Running backs – Kelly Skipper Wide receivers – Adam Henry Offensive quality control/assistant wide receivers – DJ Mangas Tight ends – Rob Boras Offensive line – Aaron Kromer Assistant offensive line – Austin Gund Passing game specialist/game management – Marc Lubick Offensive quality control – Kyle Shurmur			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Bobby Babich Defensive line – Marcus West Assistant defensive line – Jason Rebrovich Linebackers – Al Holcomb Cornerbacks – Jahmile Addae Nickel – Mike Pellegrino Safeties – Joe Danna Senior defensive assistant – Ryan Nielsen Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Chris Tabor Assistant special teams – Turner West Director of team administration – Matt Worswick Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Will Greenberg Senior strength and conditioning assistant - Barry Rubin Assistant strength & conditioning – Hal Luther Assistant strength & conditioning - Nick Lacy Assistant strength & conditioning - Jason Oszvart → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Buffalo Bills roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Josh Allen Running backs (RB)  4 James Cook 22 Ray Davis 26 Ty Johnson Wide receivers (WR)  0 Keon Coleman  1 Curtis Samuel  5 Josh Palmer 10 Khalil Shakir 14 Tyrell Shavers Tight ends (TE) 85 Jackson Hawes 86 Dalton Kincaid 88 Dawson Knox 83 Keleki Latu

Offensive linemen (OL) 79 Spencer Brown RT 73 Dion Dawkins LT 68 Tylan Grable LT 77 Chase Lundt RT 64 O'Cyrus Torrence RG 62 Sedrick Van Pran-Granger C Defensive linemen (DL) 90 DeWayne Carter DT 55 Michael Hoecht DE 94 Landon Jackson DE 91 Ed Oliver DT 50 Greg Rousseau DE 98 T. J. Sanders DT 56 Javon Solomon DE 96 Deone Walker DT

Linebackers (LB) 44 Joe Andreessen MLB  8 Terrel Bernard MLB 42 Dorian Williams OLB Defensive backs (DB) 47 Christian Benford CB 24 Cole Bishop S 31 Maxwell Hairston CB 37 Jordan Hancock CB 23 Dane Jackson CB  7 Taron Johnson CB 30 Wande Owens S  9 Taylor Rapp FS 43 Dorian Strong CB Special teams (ST)  2 Tyler Bass K 69 Reid Ferguson LS

Reserve 71 Tommy Akingbesote DT(Futures) -- Nick Broeker RT(Futures) -- Jimmy Ciarlo ILB(Futures) 67 Travis Clayton RT(Futures) 33 Te'Cory Couch CB(Futures) 36 MJ Devonshire CB(Futures) 20 Frank Gore Jr. RB(Futures) 89 Stephen Gosnell WR(Futures) 16 Mecole Hardman WR(Futures) 49 Keonta Jenkins OLB(Futures) 75 Andre Jones Jr. DE(Futures) 93 Zion Logue DT(Futures) 46 Daryl Porter Jr. CB(Futures) -- Maddux Trujillo K(Futures) Impending free agents (FA)  3 Damar Hamlin S 11 Mitchell Trubisky QB 13 Gabe Davis WR 15 Matt Prater K 18 Brandin Cooks WR 19 Mitch Wishnowsky P 21 Jordan Poyer S 25 Darnell Savage S 27 Tre'Davious White CB 28 Sam Franklin Jr. S 39 Cam Lewis CB 41 Reggie Gilliam FB 45 Shaq Thompson OLB 52 Jordan Phillips DT 57 A. J. Epenesa DE 58 Matt Milano OLB 66 Connor McGovern C 72 Phidarian Mathis DT 76 David Edwards LG 92 DaQuan Jones DT 97 Joey Bosa DE 99 Larry Ogunjobi DT -- Darius Slay CB Restricted free agents (RFA) 54 Baylon Spector MLB 70 Alec Anderson RT 74 Ryan Van Demark LT 41 active, 26 free agent(s), 14 reserve As of January 19, 2026. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Bills' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Bills' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring. ^[6]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC East)	Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Jets
Conference opponents (AFC West)	Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers	Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders
Conference opponents (based on 2025 division placement)	Baltimore Ravens	Houston Texans
Interconference opponents (NFC North)	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions	Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
Interconference opponent (based on 2025 division placement)	—N/a	Los Angeles Rams

References

1. "Source - Bills fire coach Sean McDermott". ESPN.com. 2026-01-19. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
2. "Buffalo Bills announce Sean McDermott has been relieved of his duties as head coach". www.buffalobills.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
3. Licciardi, Anthony (February 24, 2024). "Bills Reveal Key Details for New Highmark Stadium: 'Loud And Intimidating'". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved January 7, 2025.
4. "Source - Bills fire coach Sean McDermott". ESPN.com. 2026-01-19. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
5. "Buffalo Bills announce Sean McDermott has been relieved of his duties as head coach". www.buffalobills.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
6. "2026 NFL season: Team-by-team opponents for every game". NFL.com. Retrieved 5 January 2026.

External links

• Official website