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Buffalo Bills All-Time Roster by Decade

NFL Dynasty rates 101 Bills players across 6 decades of football (1970s–2020s). The highest-rated is Stefon Diggs (WR, 92 overall), whose peak season with the team came in 2020: 1,535 rec yds, 8 TD, 127 rec. The best Bills defense in the game belongs to the 1990s: 14.3 points allowed per game (#2 in NFL) in 1999.

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The strongest Bills lineup: 2020s

Drafting the top-rated player at every position from the 2020s Bills board gives a team rating of 82.9 — good for an expected 11-6 season in the game, just short of the 88 team rating needed for a shot at 17-0. Against the 16-0 2007 Patriots in Boss mode, that five would win about 4.6% of the time. The thinnest Bills board is the 1980s (70.5).

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Josh Allen	2020	4,544 pass yds, 37 TD, 10 INT, 421 rush yds	88
RB	James Cook	2024	1,009 rush yds, 16 TD, 32 rec	76
WR	Stefon Diggs	2020	1,535 rec yds, 8 TD, 127 rec	92
TE	Dawson Knox	2021	587 rec yds, 9 TD, 49 rec	72
DEF	Bills Defense	2021	17.0 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	80

Best Bills player at every position

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Josh Allen	2020	4,544 pass yds, 37 TD, 10 INT, 421 rush yds	88
RB	O.J. Simpson	1973	2,003 rush yds, 12 TD, 6 rec	89
WR	Stefon Diggs	2020	1,535 rec yds, 8 TD, 127 rec	92
TE	Dawson Knox	2021	587 rec yds, 9 TD, 49 rec	72
DEF	Bills Defense	1999	14.3 points allowed per game (#2 in NFL)	82

Bills boards, decade by decade

The top three players at each offensive position plus the best defense of each decade — what you can draft when the wheel lands on the Bills. Ratings run 56–99 and are era-adjusted (how ratings work).

1970s Bills

Best possible lineup: team rating 77.7 · expected 8-9 · 10 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Joe Ferguson	1975	2,426 pass yds, 25 TD, 17 INT	81
QB	Dennis Shaw	1970	2,507 pass yds, 10 TD, 20 INT	68
QB	Gary Marangi	1976	998 pass yds, 7 TD, 16 INT	58
RB	O.J. Simpson	1973	2,003 rush yds, 12 TD, 6 rec	89
RB	Jeff Kinney	1976	475 rush yds, 1 TD, 14 rec	65
WR	Bob Chandler	1976	824 rec yds, 10 TD, 61 rec	79
WR	Ahmad Rashad	1974	433 rec yds, 4 TD, 36 rec	69
WR	Lou Piccone	1979	556 rec yds, 2 TD, 33 rec	64
TE	Reuben Gant	1977	646 rec yds, 2 TD, 41 rec	68
DEF	Bills Defense	1973	16.4 points allowed per game (#10 in NFL)	70

1980s Bills

Best possible lineup: team rating 70.5 · expected 3-14 · 12 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Bruce Mathison	1985	1,635 pass yds, 4 TD, 14 INT	64
QB	Vince Ferragamo	1985	1,677 pass yds, 5 TD, 17 INT	63
RB	Ronnie Harmon	1987	485 rush yds, 2 TD, 56 rec	73
RB	Greg Bell	1985	883 rush yds, 8 TD, 58 rec	72
RB	Robb Riddick	1988	438 rush yds, 12 TD, 30 rec	67
WR	Frank Lewis	1981	1,244 rec yds, 4 TD, 70 rec	72
WR	Preston Dennard	1984	417 rec yds, 7 TD, 30 rec	68
WR	Byron Franklin	1984	862 rec yds, 4 TD, 69 rec	67
TE	Eason Ramson	1985	369 rec yds, 1 TD, 37 rec	67
DEF	Bills Defense	1988	14.8 points allowed per game (#3 in NFL)	78

1990s Bills

Best possible lineup: team rating 81.5 · expected 10-7 · 11 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Jim Kelly	1991	3,844 pass yds, 33 TD, 17 INT	87
QB	Doug Flutie	1998	2,711 pass yds, 20 TD, 11 INT	75
RB	Thurman Thomas	1991	1,407 rush yds, 7 TD, 62 rec	83
RB	Kenneth Davis	1993	391 rush yds, 6 TD, 21 rec	61
WR	Andre Reed	1991	1,113 rec yds, 10 TD, 81 rec	82
WR	Quinn Early	1997	853 rec yds, 5 TD, 60 rec	69
WR	Don Beebe	1991	414 rec yds, 6 TD, 32 rec	60
TE	Jay Riemersma	1998	288 rec yds, 6 TD, 25 rec	65
TE	Lonnie Johnson	1995	504 rec yds, 1 TD, 49 rec	65
DEF	Bills Defense	1999	14.3 points allowed per game (#2 in NFL)	82

2000s Bills

Best possible lineup: team rating 75.5 · expected 6-11 · 25 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Drew Bledsoe	2002	4,359 pass yds, 24 TD, 15 INT	76
QB	Doug Flutie	2000	1,656 pass yds, 8 TD, 2 INT	71
QB	Alex Van Pelt	2001	2,056 pass yds, 12 TD, 11 INT	69
RB	Travis Henry	2002	1,438 rush yds, 13 TD, 43 rec	77
RB	Willis McGahee	2004	1,128 rush yds, 13 TD, 22 rec	73
RB	Marshawn Lynch	2008	1,047 rush yds, 8 TD, 47 rec	72
WR	Eric Moulds	2002	1,292 rec yds, 10 TD, 100 rec	83
WR	Lee Evans	2006	1,291 rec yds, 8 TD, 82 rec	78
WR	Peerless Price	2002	1,252 rec yds, 9 TD, 94 rec	78
TE	Mark Campbell	2003	339 rec yds, 1 TD, 34 rec	68
TE	Jay Riemersma	2001	590 rec yds, 3 TD, 53 rec	67
TE	Michael Gaines	2007	215 rec yds, 2 TD, 25 rec	64
DEF	Bills Defense	2004	17.8 points allowed per game (#8 in NFL)	72

2010s Bills

Best possible lineup: team rating 77.2 · expected 7-10 · 26 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Tyrod Taylor	2015	3,035 pass yds, 20 TD, 6 INT, 568 rush yds	74
QB	Kyle Orton	2014	3,018 pass yds, 18 TD, 10 INT	71
QB	Ryan Fitzpatrick	2011	3,832 pass yds, 24 TD, 23 INT	71
RB	LeSean McCoy	2016	1,267 rush yds, 13 TD, 50 rec	80
RB	Fred Jackson	2013	890 rush yds, 9 TD, 47 rec	73
RB	C.J. Spiller	2012	1,244 rush yds, 6 TD, 43 rec	72
WR	Steve Johnson	2010	1,073 rec yds, 10 TD, 82 rec	80
WR	Sammy Watkins	2015	1,047 rec yds, 9 TD, 60 rec	72
WR	John Brown	2019	1,060 rec yds, 6 TD, 72 rec	70
TE	Scott Chandler	2012	571 rec yds, 6 TD, 43 rec	69
TE	Charles Clay	2016	552 rec yds, 4 TD, 57 rec	68
TE	Jordan Matthews	2017	282 rec yds, 1 TD, 25 rec	64
DEF	Bills Defense	2019	16.2 points allowed per game (#2 in NFL)	82

2020s Bills

Best possible lineup: team rating 82.9 · expected 11-6 · 17 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Josh Allen	2020	4,544 pass yds, 37 TD, 10 INT, 421 rush yds	88
RB	James Cook	2024	1,009 rush yds, 16 TD, 32 rec	76
RB	Devin Singletary	2021	870 rush yds, 7 TD, 40 rec	68
RB	Zack Moss	2020	481 rush yds, 4 TD, 14 rec	64
WR	Stefon Diggs	2020	1,535 rec yds, 8 TD, 127 rec	92
WR	Cole Beasley	2020	967 rec yds, 4 TD, 82 rec	71
WR	Gabe Davis	2022	836 rec yds, 7 TD, 48 rec	69
TE	Dawson Knox	2021	587 rec yds, 9 TD, 49 rec	72
TE	Dalton Kincaid	2023	673 rec yds, 2 TD, 73 rec	70
DEF	Bills Defense	2021	17.0 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	80

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