Buffalo Bills RB Roles
Team: Buffalo Bills
Last Update:   11/18/2024
Lead Back
Change-of-Pace Back
Active Reserve
RB Overview
Role Security: High
11/18/24- James Cook leads the RBs while averaging 12.5 carries and 3 targets times while playing 53% of the snaps. Also involved is Ty Johnson, who is averaging 2 carries and 1 target while seeing a 27% snap share. Finally, Ray Davis averages 5 carries and 0.5 targets while on the field 17% of the time. In the red zone, Cook has 48% of the carries. Davis also is involved12% of the time. Others with red-zone work included Johnson with 3%.
WR Overview
11/18/24- The No. 1 WR is Amari Cooper, who joined the team in Week 7. Cooper is being eased in, averaging 3.5 targets and 44% of the snaps. Now the No. 2 WR, Khalil Shakir, who is seeing 9 targets per game while seeing a 64% snap share since Week 7. Keon Coleman is a starting outside WR, and is being targeted an average of 5.5 times while playing 73% of the snaps since Week 5. Coleman missed Weeks 10-11 due to injury. Mack Hollins is being targeted 1 time per game and is on the field 62% of the time since Week 6. It is likely Hollins fades away from a large role as Cooper takes on more work. Finally, Curtis Samuel is averaging 2.5 targets and a 26% snap share. Both Hollins and Samuel see heavy work when Cooper and Coleman are out.
TE Overview
11/18/24- Dalton Kincaid is the lead TE and is averaging 6.5 targets while playing 64% of the snaps. Kincaid left the Week 10 game with an injury and missed Week 11. The No. 2 TE is Dawson Knox, who averages 2 targets while seeing a 60% snap share since Week 6. Knox saw an increased role when Kincaid was out.