Sleepers on the Buffalo Bills

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As we race toward August, Footballguys.com will examine one team per weekday with our quick-hitting Team Sleepers feature. These players might not be deep sleepers, but we will be highlighting players our staff thinks will surprise this year and outperform their average draft position (ADP).

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This is a weekday series that will stretch through August 1. If you like this and want another, come back the next workday. Another will be here.

Please note that our staff has identified the players listed below. The official Footballguys stance for every Bill can be found on our projections page.

Sleepers on the Buffalo Bills

• WR Keon Coleman - 4 votes
• RB Ray Davis - 3 votes
• WR Joshua Palmer - 2 votes
• WR Khalil Shakir - 1 vote
• S Cole Bishop - 1 vote
• EDGE Joey Bosa - 1 vote
• WR Curtis Samuel - 1 vote

Reasons WR Keon Coleman Could Be a Sleeper

• Maurile Tremblay: An every?down Year-2 jump?ball threat tied to Allen is highway robbery this late in drafts.
• David Zacharias: Diggs is gone. Allen can throw deep. Coleman can run deep -- and catch the ball when he gets there.
• Andy Hicks: If he improves, he will be a dynamic fantasy option
• Jeff Blaylock: He showed flashes of brilliance in his rookie season, but inconsistency and a wrist injury limited him to 29 catches. A breakout season is a definite possibility.

Reasons RB Ray Davis Could Be a Sleeper

• Hutchinson Brown: After a very solid rookie year, he could get more involved, but at worst, he is a great handcuff for James Cook.
• Craig Lakins: Davis is a great addition at the end of the draft as the direct backup to James Cook. If he has to move to a full-time role, big numbers will follow.
• Ben Cummins: Davis is a good player with elite contingent upside. As a rookie in Week 6 with James Cook out, Davis played on 58% of the offensive snaps (Cook’s season-high was 61%), carried 20 times for 97 yards, and caught 3 passes for 55 more yards. 

Reasons WR Joshua Palmer Could Be a Sleeper

• Jason Wood: The Bills paid Palmer fairly good money, and he steps into a receiver room without a bona fide alpha. Don't be surprised if he's Josh Allen's favorite target, at least for a handful of games.  
• Phil Alexander: Buffalo spreads it around, but losing Mack Hollins and Amari Cooper opens up snaps and targets for Palmer, who landed a surprising $18 million guaranteed.

Reasons WR Khalil Shakir Could Be a Sleeper

• Jeff Haseley: The ground game dominates the volume in this offense, but Shakir developed into Josh Allen's possession receiver last year. He should see consistent targets all year.

Reasons S Cole Bishop Could Be a Sleeper

• Kyle Bellefeuil: Bishop is poised to take over the starting spot alongside Taylor Rapp in his second season, giving him late-round appeal in IDP drafts.

Reasons EDGE Joey Bosa Could Be a Sleeper

• Tripp Brebner: The 2016 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year posted the first of four seasons of double-digit sacks. Still just 30 (in July), Bosa joins a new team with a scheme to which he's well suited.

Reasons WR Curtis Samuel Could Be a Sleeper

• Jeff Bell: Samuel was never healthy in 2024; his game fits Joe Brady’s scheme very well.